That is a doozy of a level. You can afford to lose one scritter if you place the others correctly. Look carefully where the gates are placed. Plus don't be greedy with those gems at first.
*sigh* I've tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried but I just can't do this level
dlcs, I managed to save all 6 scritters by having my stinker run up next to the flowers, then just before they fired, I run to the wall, then next to the next flower, then next to the wall. This way they keep firing into the wall instead of the kegs. When you get down to the last flower, wait until just before it fires, then run down next to the wall into the scritter area and start herding them down toward the buttons. Try to save when all 6 are still alive, then if you lose some of them, at least you can start over with all 6 again. Good Luck!
Once you have stood in the way of the fire cannon and it smashes the first barrel - don't go the same way as the barrels - quickly go back up along the other path which bends to the right without stopping running whilst all the cannons are smashing and don't stop until you push the critter onto the button, then quickly go through the gates before the last cannon smashes the critter!
Hope that makes sense - I am in another part of the game and am doing it from memory!
I take it you have a lamp?
Good luck
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