Buying Crickets Online

[macyb-vancouver]

I am looking online to buy my crickets and silkworms in bulk, and I wanted to see if anybody had any suggestions for a good site to buy from that isn't too expensive. I was also wondering how many crickets I should buy at a time to avoid them dying before I can give them to my chameleon. My cham is eating about 20-25 a day now. I have a large, 4 tubed cricket keeper.
Thanks for any advice!

 

[nightanole]

Depends on where you are located.
In terms of how much to buy, crickets only live 8 weeks. So if you buy mediums, they are already 3-4 weeks old. Silkies are the same way if you start to feed them every 2-3 days once they are at a feeding size.

Your next problem is do you want house crickets or banded crickets. Bandeds are much smaller and will hang out at the top of the tank.

A lot of us just gave up and went with various roaches. They live 3-4 longer, dont smell, and dont bite. You can pick your style, from slow and cant climb, to glass climbers that can fly a little.

 

[KRuehle]

Consider breeding your own feeders. I know I'm going to. Do some research on it!

 

[macyb-vancouver]

Thanks so much! How do you store roaches? Does it depend on the type you get?

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

Here is a list of online cricket suppliers. It's from last year so prices may have changed a little but probably not much. And at least it gives you names of places to look: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/entry/online-cricket-suppliers.849/

And here's how to keep crickets in bulk so they don't die off so fast. With one chameleon I'd probably order 250 or 500 to start and see how that goes.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/entry/crickets-101.734/

 

[nick barta]

Are you US or Canada?

 

[macyb-vancouver]

U.S.