Crickets in bulk
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Andee
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I wouldn't order anything sold as an American domestic cricket especially off an eBay supplier. Domestic American crickets carry what the US considers to be the cricket virus. Though it is technically a cricket virus it only seems to affect the domestic America cricket. So just make sure of the breed you are ordering.
rambonerzilla
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Save yourself the trouble and get you some banded crickets..... if your disappointed with them or if they aren't to your likings.... get your butt to Houston tx and I'll give you a colony....in other words.... and if you can't multiply a colony of bandeds...... then may baby Jesus help us all. Oh and bandeds are also resistant to cricket herpes! No bs I've never had a case( Outbreak .... which as a great movie!) Yet!. These bandeds are like the opposite of a fart in a huddle, or a prostitute in church. They are the feces to your chameleon! No pun intended...... then like 5 seconds after that .... pun intended
rambonerzilla
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Banded crix make my cham cham go ram ram rambonerzilla! BTW do chams have nipples? 
Andee
Chameleon Enthusiast
Any breed of cricket besides the domestic American cricket is resistant to the cricket virus found in the US. The cricket paralysis virus in the US only affects that breed at the moment. However the one found in Australia I think is the one that affects multiple breeds, either that or its the one in the UK.
rambonerzilla
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But you didn't mention the cricket herpes! You can't make a statement and not cover all the bases.
Remkon
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I think I have these too (Gryllus Assimilis), I hated crickets before but these guys I love!
Almost no sound, they are slow compared to other crickets and also much more meaty...
I've bought em in bulk and keep em in a 14" x 8" x10" container stacked for 80% with egg crates.
I feed them any fruits we have in the house, spinach, argula, alfalfa, different kinds of salad (I buy it washed and then wash it again myself), some of the dubia dry food and also put some Repashy superload in there.
I have almost no die off so far and I have them in the container for almost a month now...
The only problem is that they are no longer size 6 and are becoming to big for my cham... I need a bigger chameleon
WAMBO
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Yeah, they are pretty quiet, and cannot jump very high. They seem slow too. But if the other site sells banded for the same price, and everyone suggests them, then I might as well switch, or at least try them. I don't want american cricket venereal disease.I think I have these too (Gryllus Assimilis), I hated crickets before but these guys I love!
Almost no sound, they are slow compared to other crickets and also much more meaty...
I've bought em in bulk and keep em in a 14" x 8" x10" container stacked for 80% with egg crates.
I feed them any fruits we have in the house, spinach, argula, alfalfa, different kinds of salad (I buy it washed and then wash it again myself), some of the dubia dry food and also put some Repashy superload in there.
I have almost no die off so far and I have them in the container for almost a month now...
The only problem is that they are no longer size 6 and are becoming to big for my cham... I need a bigger chameleon
rambonerzilla
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No you don't and neither does your chameleon !Yeah, they are pretty quiet, and cannot jump very high. They seem slow too. But if the other site sells banded for the same price, and everyone suggests them, then I might as well switch, or at least try them. I don't want american cricket venereal disease.
cricket venereal disease make chameleon tummies hurt. Bottom line is when the banded come together they do it safely those American crix though dgaf. Save your chams tummy and go banded
WAMBO
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I shall, lol. But seriously, I wanted to try to two mentioned sellers of banded any way. Now I feel confident to pull the trigger. I'll probabably try the eBay source, mrcc 500/$15, bc 500 of Ghanns will cost a total almost $30 to ship to NJ.No you don't and neither does your chameleon !
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rambonerzilla
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I've used those both two... literally both sellers... I don't have complaints about neither. Bought my pinheads from that ebay seller (the same one)
And my mediums from ghanns.
And my mediums from ghanns.
rambonerzilla
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For just 5 cents a day you too can save thousands of chams from cricket venereal disease. I'll insert my gofundme fight cricket venereal disease page soon. Stay posted people it's real and it's out there... yeah there tiny but this is BIG!
WAMBO
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I was involved with the team that was developing a cricket condom, but we got revised orders to deal with cow flatus [it is highly flammable and a hazard to the cows behind].For just 5 cents a day you too can save thousands of chams from cricket venereal disease. I'll insert my gofundme fight cricket venereal disease page soon. Stay posted people it's real and it's out there... yeah there tiny but this is BIG!
shomegirl
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never a dull moment.
To the OP. I get my banded crickets from Top Hat Crickets. Lasts forever .
rambonerzilla
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OK imma follow you! That's the best damn cow rectum husbandry/red Cross disaster relief kinda stuff I've ever heard of ..... I don't know the word I'm looking for obviously other than that was awesome and made me lmao!
rambonerzilla
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Sorry for hijacking OP
My bad. But get ya some banded....
Psst what I did was buy 1000 pinheads from ebay (the same seller your looking at) they sent about 4000 cause those dudes are impossible to count. Then the next day after I knew I scored big with the pinheads and could raise and colonize them I spent the ghanns price and bought 1000 mediums to feed to my cham till I had the 4000 there size (approximately 4 weeks). And now I just let them make love and keep my cham feed with there next generations as they pass. Bandeds don't get vd by the way. There more active which your cham will love and they live longer.... less stink to no stink if you do it right..... and the chirp is cute af. Pm me if you want I'll go into more detail.
My bad. But get ya some banded....
Psst what I did was buy 1000 pinheads from ebay (the same seller your looking at) they sent about 4000 cause those dudes are impossible to count. Then the next day after I knew I scored big with the pinheads and could raise and colonize them I spent the ghanns price and bought 1000 mediums to feed to my cham till I had the 4000 there size (approximately 4 weeks). And now I just let them make love and keep my cham feed with there next generations as they pass. Bandeds don't get vd by the way. There more active which your cham will love and they live longer.... less stink to no stink if you do it right..... and the chirp is cute af. Pm me if you want I'll go into more detail.
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