Replacement for crickets

[blaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Hello, i have just joined this forum. I have a 4-6 month old beardie and it has been costing a lot to feed. I need to know where to get cheep crickets or what i could feed it instead. I have been purchasing crickets by the 1,000 at carolinacrickets.com but a shipment will only last for 12 days. What can i do so it wont be so expensive? I have tried breeding crickets but that takes a while for the babies to grow big enough. please help with any suggestions. Thanks.

 

[steph2one11]

Dubia roaches they are the best.

 

[blaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I have looked into those as well but they cost a lot to get a colony started.

 

[arman]

true but weight it out whats more expensive?? starting a conly or just keep buying crickets...

 

[Lindz0518]

I think that dubia fill them up better than crickets, at least it seems that way with my leopard geckos, I haven't had Spyro long enough to really tell with him yet, but with my leos I can feed 2-4 versus 7-10 crickets.

 

[VDeFily]

http://www.classyherps.com/available-for-sale.html <------ site that sells them fairly cheep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nedCYxxfd5g <------ video on how to breed roaches.

 

[blaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

How long should 1,000 crickets last for my bearded dragon? Is a 10 gallon tank to small for 1,000?

 

[Lindz0518]

It would depend how many he eats, I would say at least 2 18gal rubbermaids to house that many.

 

[MonitorMan1]

Order some Roaches from Lance. He has some great prices on his roach kits

 

[Lindz0518]

I just ordered from Lance. You get a great deal, I was paying a lot more for dubia roaches.