cricket alternatives for juvie?

[philb1234]

We've had our Beardie for 3 wks, from petco/petsmart, no idea of his age but he's approx 8". He's doing well, eating 15-30 small crickets twice a day with some greens a bit here and there. every other day trips to get crickets are getting duanting. I tried buying bulk online but figure half of them died within a week. Can I feed him repti/pheonix worms in lieu of crickets altogether(provided he'll eat them)? The crickets seem to be higher maintenance than our Beardie???

 

[rutro123]

my beardie is about 7.5 inches and just introduced pheonix worms 3 days ago. i went with the small ones which were way to small. he absolutely loved them!!! my buddy had some larges which are borderline in size to feed him but he loves the new addition. i still do provide crickets as well though. at the same time i am trying to start my own dubia roach colony for the future bc the cricket burden is affecting my the same way!