While almost all food goes into growth during the first year, there are other factors to consider. One being that bone development may not keep pace with growth if you pump your cham. too rapid growth will see your cham with poor bone density and at risk of MBD, bone fractures etc.
The other is that depending how much you feed, can lead to fatty deposits in the organs, the liver being one such, and in short, a very unhealthy lizard that wont live to its full life expectancy.
depending on the size of the crickets, thats more than enough. A cham that has to hunt food (not cup fed) will burn off excess calories by doing so, but none the less, its not a recommended practice.
If your cham is excessively ravenous, check your basking temp is not too high and/or consider getting it tested for parasites.
You could pile some large pebbles over the drain puddle *shrugs*
Smaller crickets is just as likely an explanation, this is no biggy, and my personal preference is for few more smaller crix ,than few less larger. particularly if their free ranged.
Crix grow rapidly if well fed regularly, if you buy bulk, you dont want them too big before your half way through.
soon you want to feed fewer slightly larger ones though, very small crix means not much gut content and more chitin per meal overall.
