Ordering Crickets

[ChameleonLady]

I am about to place my second order for crickets for my 4 month old male Panther chameleon. Shipping is killing me. I am paying $35.00 for overnight. The crickets are only $10.00. LOL! I want to order as many as I can without them getting too big to feed off. Last time I ordered 250, 1/4 inch and 250 1/2 inch. I fed off the big ones first and am nearing the end of the 1/4 inch batch. That was almost 4 weeks ago. What would you guys suggest I order? I am keeping them in large rubbermaid tubs. I have had zero die offs and no smell. Some of the last few seem to be getting a bit on the large side.

 

[Sanababit]

Order 1000, take half for feeding and the other half for breeding, that is what i am doing, i buy about 200 crickets locally, i breed them and now have hundreds of 1/4" crickets, in a few weeks they are going to be big enough to feed, oh and i started another batch, is going to hatch in about 2 weeks

Sana

 

[RyU]

I am about to place my second order for crickets for my 4 month old male Panther chameleon. Shipping is killing me. I am paying $35.00 for overnight. The crickets are only $10.00. LOL! I want to order as many as I can without them getting too big to feed off. Last time I ordered 250, 1/4 inch and 250 1/2 inch. I fed off the big ones first and am nearing the end of the 1/4 inch batch. That was almost 4 weeks ago. What would you guys suggest I order? I am keeping them in large rubbermaid tubs. I have had zero die offs and no smell. Some of the last few seem to be getting a bit on the large side.

Where do you live? Maybe there are members in the area that can sell you some, or at least know where you can buy some locally.

 

[ChameleonLady]

Where do you live? Maybe there are members in the area that can sell you some, or at least know where you can buy some locally.

I live near Houston. I am in love with the banded crickets from Ghann's. I am afraid of parasites in crickets and I feel like these are really good quality.

 

[ChameleonLady]

Order 1000, take half for feeding and the other half for breeding, that is what i am doing, i buy about 200 crickets locally, i breed them and now have hundreds of 1/4" crickets, in a few weeks they are going to be big enough to feed, oh and i started another batch, is going to hatch in about 2 weeks

Sana

I am not sure I am up for breeding them. That sounds like a ton of work What is involved?

 

[RyU]

Give this a read. Couple things though, you WILL have escapees in your home, harmless, but noisy. And two they smell bad.

http://www.anapsid.org/crickets.html

 

[Mike Fisher]

And two they smell bad.

If they smell bad, there is something wrong. They shouldn't smell bed, though they do have a normal smell to a healthy colony. I haven't noticed any smell with the banded crickets.

 

[RyU]

If they smell bad, there is something wrong. They shouldn't smell bed, though they do have a normal smell to a healthy colony. I haven't noticed any smell with the banded crickets.

I don't think I've tried the banded species, but I hear they have less of a stink. I really hate crickets so many I'm being biased. Damn stinkers.