Pilotman800
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Where do you guys get your crickets? Do you get them at Petco, Petsmart, or somewhere else?
Where do you get your crickets?
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Pilotman800
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i get mine from petco but i think im going to start buying in bulk
Buying in bulk from somewhere online?
Jim from Chameleon Company told me that if i buy from Petsmart or Petco to keep them in a container for a few days to gutload them and hydrate them because they don't keep them healthy there.
Ace
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ever heard of a drug dealer?
now there are bug dealers....shhhh......
lol all kiddning aside, it is relatively cheaper to buy in bulk online than it is at petco/petsmart
but you do have one cham and if you can afford it then do it
what jim says still applies to wherever you get crix, you need to gutload them
now there are bug dealers....shhhh......
lol all kiddning aside, it is relatively cheaper to buy in bulk online than it is at petco/petsmart
but you do have one cham and if you can afford it then do it
what jim says still applies to wherever you get crix, you need to gutload them
Pilotman800
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Pilotman800
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ever heard of a drug dealer?
now there are bug dealers....shhhh......
lol all kiddning aside, it is relatively cheaper to buy in bulk online than it is at petco/petsmart
but you do have one cham and if you can afford it then do it
what jim says still applies to wherever you get crix, you need to gutload them
Ahhh okay. Do you guys keep yours in a big plastic container?
Id also probably use Flukers orange cubes and carrots to gutload. Think thats enough? =D
Millbrook has good prices on bulk crickets.
PrettyInInk87
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Petco and Petsmart rob you blind when buying crickets... I just stop by LLL Reptiles whenever I need them, 20 for 1 dollar. Still not as cheap as buying in bulk but when I need them, I buy what I need to feed off the next day. I hate keeping LOTS of crickets for extended periods of time.
millerman6401
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at my local reptile show i get 500 crix for $9 and there is about 1000-1200 in the box
KCcham
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Nope they dont have a website. Here is their info
131 Cook Lane
Monticello, AR 71655-8642
(870) 367-6644
you need to be able to the Arkansas language to order you have to call and order over the phone.
they are awesome people to deal with and have never had a problem with the crix from them. I usually order on monday and they are at my door on tuesday. I live outisde of Kansas City MO.
131 Cook Lane
Monticello, AR 71655-8642
(870) 367-6644
you need to be able to the Arkansas language to order
you have to call and order over the phone.they are awesome people to deal with and have never had a problem with the crix from them. I usually order on monday and they are at my door on tuesday. I live outisde of Kansas City MO.
camimom
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Nope they dont have a website. Here is their info
131 Cook Lane
Monticello, AR 71655-8642
(870) 367-6644
you need to be able to the Arkansas language to order
they are awesome people to deal with and have never had a problem with the crix from them. I usually order on monday and they are at my door on tuesday. I live outisde of Kansas City MO.
So you really pay 15 bucks for 1000 crix AND shipping?
SamanthaElle
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Nope they dont have a website. Here is their info
131 Cook Lane
Monticello, AR 71655-8642
(870) 367-6644
you need to be able to the Arkansas language to order
they are awesome people to deal with and have never had a problem with the crix from them. I usually order on monday and they are at my door on tuesday. I live outisde of Kansas City MO.
Will they ship throughout the country?
Elizadolots
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You can order them in bulk from Petco. 1000 crickets runs me $32 including shipping.
You should check the "cricket keepers" at any place you buy your crickets. Every Petco I've been to keeps theirs well fed on Fluckers (okay, not a good gutload, but healthy for keeping crickets alive) and water crystals. I know of one "family run" store that feeds their crickets cardboard. So, ask to see, don't just assume.
A question about those places with the really inexpensive prices: are they black crickets or brown? For me, that's an issue. I'm willing to pay more to Petco because they sell me healthy (I've keep them from 1/4 inch to full grown with no die off) brown crickets. I know I could pick up 1000 from LLL (you have to pre-order that) for $24, but they're black. Same deal with the American Cricket Ranch...1000 is $20, but they're black.
**edited to add**
I just checked Premium Crickets and, with shipping, 1000 crickets were about $28....not quite the super cheap price it seemed like at first.
KCcham
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Yep that it what it costs me. When i first ordered from them awhile back, I thought that was the price before shipping. But the price they quote includes shipping. I am not sure if they will ship all over the country or not. I do know that most of the pet stores and bait shops around here use them.
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