Best places to buy crickets. Cheap and get alive.

[Frank the baby beardry]

Just looking to save a bit of money baby bearded dragons are expensive 30 dallors a month

 

[BeardieLover<3]

Just looking to save a bit of money baby bearded dragons are expensive 30 dallors a month

We have been spending 100+ a month.

 

[Frank the baby beardry]

We have been spending 100+ a month.

Wow. Well I am a kid with no job and I pay for the food so I need some good options

 

[BeardieLover<3]

Aww I'm a freshman, i totally get it. I dont have a job either. My parents are making me do litterally EVERYTHING around the house to pay for food, so im trying ti start my own dubia roach colony

 

[Frank the baby beardry]

My mom does not want roaches in are hours so there are out of the question. And I am really trying to ave money. Frank seams perfectly heathy even though I give him 15-20 crickets a day and salad on the ground that he eats

 

[BeardieLover<3]

Wow... that's not a lot. I understand financial issues, how cold is it where you live? Maybe you could keep the roaches out in the garage or shed if you have one

 

[Frank the baby beardry]

Wow... that's not a lot. I understand financial issues, how cold is it where you live? Maybe you could keep the roaches out in the garage or shed if you have one

Lol well I live in Ohio and right now it is 21 degrees and about 6 inches of snow

 

[BeardieLover<3]

Haha, colorado for me, and its 25 degrees and about 1 foot of snow lol. I hope you find a place.. i honestly dont know anywhere to buy crickets

 

[Frank the baby beardry]

Haha, colorado for me, and its 25 degrees and about 1 foot of snow lol. I hope you find a place.. i honestly dont know anywhere to buy crickets

Its ok man thanks for trying to help though

 

[HoomanSlave]

Lol well I live in Ohio and right now it is 21 degrees and about 6 inches of snow

Would you be okay with keeping worms (specifically black soldier fly larvae) in the house?
You can also try explaining that dubias are clean, quiet, don't fly/climb, and won't infest the house, and that they're much cheaper than crickets.

https://www.thecritterdepot.com/products/bulk-crickets-for-sale?variant=6970265174070 has free shipping and decent prices. Some pet stores offer cheap feeders as well, you can try looking for discount stores.

 

[Frank the baby beardry]

Would you be okay with keeping worms (specifically black soldier fly larvae) in the house?
You can also try explaining that dubias are clean, quiet, don't fly/climb, and won't infest the house, and that they're much cheaper than crickets.

https://www.thecritterdepot.com/products/bulk-crickets-for-sale?variant=6970265174070 has free shipping and decent prices. Some pet stores offer cheap feeders as well, you can try looking for discount stores.

That is a good idea but I already have mealworms just to ad some variety to Frank’s diet even though I keep them in the fridge and only feed them every other day in very small portiones my mom still hates them Lol. and I don’t think my mom would like larva in the house ether

 

[Frank the baby beardry]

That is a good idea but I already have mealworms just to ad some variety to Frank’s diet even though I keep them in the fridge and only feed them every other day in very small portiones my mom still hates them Lol. and I don’t think my mom would like larva in the house ether

Also I already shop at a pet store and it’s 15 dollars for 150 every 2 weeks.

 

[BeardieLover<3]

.... I fed my baby mealworms and she got impacted. I was doing the same as you, only every other day and in small amounts. Still got impacted. Im so happy shes fine now. My mom also hates bugs. She hates the beardie too but i convinced her lol.

 

[Frank the baby beardry]

.... I fed my baby mealworms and she got impacted. I was doing the same as you, only every other day and in small amounts. Still got impacted. Im so happy shes fine now. My mom also hates bugs. She hates the beardie too but i convinced her lol.

I am still going to feed. And when I mean small I mean it I feed at most three small but thanks anyway

 

[BeardieLover<3]

Ok just make sure she poops normally. And if he shows sign of impaction stop feeding. Give a warm bath and massage his tummy every to make sure he poops.

 

[Frank the baby beardry]

Ok just make sure she poops normally. And if he shows sign of impaction stop feeding. Give a warm bath and massage his tummy every to make sure he poops.

Thanks. His poops have been great. I do give him warm baths every other day. But he absolutely hates the baths. He will scramble around

 

[BeardieLover<3]

Haha, mine hates baths too. I put my hand in there and she is up my arm so fast lol.

 

[Frank the baby beardry]

Haha, mine hates baths too. I put my hand in there and she is up my arm so fast lol.

Yeah me to when I put him down I always have to go super fast or else he will dash up my arm

 

[BeardieLover<3]

Yup sound exactly like Sunny , this was a few weeks ago

 

[Sadie]

Please no meal worms for babies they cause impaction and you will end up w/ a big vet bill - your both better off getting insects on line in the long run your going to save money --- dubias are they way to go -- I am sorry but at first I thought the same thing about roaches now I would NEVER go back to crickets - they are escape artist and stink and chirp and UGH --- dubias are more nutritious they dont stink they dont chirp and are very easy to care for --- keep in a 10 gallon aquarium feed dubia food which last a long time - you can feed carrots for hydration and squash --- I dont know of any place that you can get crickets completely alive --- its just the way it is ---- dubias last better being shipped than crickets - BSFL are little and can be kept in the container they come in and kept in the fridge they go dormant so you would need to pull them out to warm up --- you would need to feed alot if the only staple they are a good compliment to roaches or crickets --- but you must be feeding more than 20 crickets per day -- your dragon should be eating 30 at one feeding alone - he needs the protein to grow -- the insects are his main diet till hes a year old - since dubias are more filling hes going to eat less --- he would need to be fed the size no bigger than the space between his eyes length wise --- again you would save money --- also adding BSFL as well along w/ some small / medium size super worms -- the better the variety the better he will be better off --- only feed 1-3 supers on top of his salads --- no more you dont want him hooked on the worms - you can feed as many as you want of the BSFL -- do not dust them they are calcium enriched --- use them as salad toppers as well --- if you want websites I will post them for you -- but please start feeding your dragon more food and NO meal worms