Where to buy crickets from in winter?

[DylanFreeman]

Hello all. I live in Indiana where the weather is often if not always below freezing in the winter. I refuse to pay 13 cents a cricket all winter at petsmart, so who has suggestions on where to buy from during the winter?

 

[CooperDragon]

I used to order them in winter from PremiumCrickets. They shipped with heat packs and were usually OK after overnight shipping. They will delay shipment if the weather is excessively cold though.

 

[DylanFreeman]

Have you heard anything about Cricket Factory? I dont want to pay $15-$30 for shipping every single week

 

[DylanFreeman]

Also, it seems to me like the holding of the crickets would be a bad thing. What if i ran out and my order was held for 5 days? Id have to spend a ton of money at petsmart to hold me over

 

[CooperDragon]

Do you live in an area that allows roaches? Dubia are easier to care for and if you start a colony you wouldn't need to keep ordering them.

 

[Tylerman]

EBay. Search live crickets, you can get 500 for like $15 and 1000 for $25. During summer, go to pet supplies plus. They only cost $7 or $8 for 110!!! Wayyy cheaper than petsmart

 

[kackerman]

I don't know about crickets, but you can get Dubias online which are just as good of a feeder, but will live several months to a year so you can order them a lot less. You can order them from a site like http://discountdubias.com, or other places online, but I don't think I've seen them cheaper anywhere else.