Abstract: A cricket dispenser has a hollow tubular container with a conical funnel portion on one end formed of transparent plastic with a rotary transfer disc having a plurality of inwardly extending recesses extending in from its edge being mounted adjacent the apex of the conical portion so that alignment of one of the recesses with the interior of the conical portion permits a cricket in the container to enter the recess head first as a result of its natural instinct. The disc can then be rotated to a second position to present the tail portion of the cricket in the recess to the user to permit easy removal of the cricket by the user. A shroud encloses the disc for preventing escape of the cricket until the disc is in the proper position to permit controlled removal of the cricket; the shroud is of transparent plastic to permit visual confirmation of the presence of a cricket in the disc prior to rotation of the disc for dispensing the cricket.