AprilMayJune
Hatchling Member
I'm quite disturbed by this cricket crisis that's going around lately. I'm very dissapointed in my local store that sells them as well.
I have 7 little hatchlings that love to eat the crickets and I can't find any for a reasonable price.
My local reptile store in which I usually purchase my crickets and all my feeders (except my dubia I raise those at home) is out of crickets for the hatchlings. Last week 1000 1/4" crickets cost me 23.00. Now they claim they can only sell me 250 for 17.00. There's no way I'm paying that much for those few crickets. 250 crickets would only last 2 days with these little hatchlings. I don't have sucker tattooed on my forehead/
My first batch of 1000 crickets I bought from them were half dead when I brought them home. The second and third batch were the same. I haven't bought crickets in well over a year because I have a dubia colony going strong and feed my adults those mostly. On occassion I buy superworms and silkworms from the same store. Never had a problem with them until now and their crickets. I complained each time I went in about the amount of dead in my previous purchase and they say nothing except you can feed mealworms to baby beardies! No apology or anything or even throwing in a few extras to make up for it. Today was the last straw when they said to my b/f I wish people would stop b*&%*ing about the crickets. I told him to walk out and not buy anything and so he did. Customer service and making customers happy is very important to me. If there is poor customer service I will not return to a store nor would I recommend that store to anyone either. I guess their staff's attitude has just cost them a repeat customer. I guess they do well enough in their business to deter people from shopping there by their attitude today (and yes I am being sarcastic). And I won't feed mealworms to any beardie let alone a baby even with this cricket crisis in the city.
I'm on the hunt for 1/4" in crickets in Ontario (Canada), generally in the Hamilton area if anyone knows of a place to purchase for a reasonable price. I'm looking for at least 1000-2000 per week for a few more weeks. For now the hatchlings are feeding on baby dubia but they don't like those as much as the crickets and I am not overly comfortable leaving the roaches to wander in the tanks but I am keeping a very close eye on possible escapee's.
I'd even be willing to breed my own crickets right now if I knew how and if it would be worth my while. I only need the crickets for a few more weeks and then the babies will be gone to their forever homes. Help me if you can please...
I have 7 little hatchlings that love to eat the crickets and I can't find any for a reasonable price.
My local reptile store in which I usually purchase my crickets and all my feeders (except my dubia I raise those at home) is out of crickets for the hatchlings. Last week 1000 1/4" crickets cost me 23.00. Now they claim they can only sell me 250 for 17.00. There's no way I'm paying that much for those few crickets. 250 crickets would only last 2 days with these little hatchlings. I don't have sucker tattooed on my forehead/
My first batch of 1000 crickets I bought from them were half dead when I brought them home. The second and third batch were the same. I haven't bought crickets in well over a year because I have a dubia colony going strong and feed my adults those mostly. On occassion I buy superworms and silkworms from the same store. Never had a problem with them until now and their crickets. I complained each time I went in about the amount of dead in my previous purchase and they say nothing except you can feed mealworms to baby beardies! No apology or anything or even throwing in a few extras to make up for it. Today was the last straw when they said to my b/f I wish people would stop b*&%*ing about the crickets. I told him to walk out and not buy anything and so he did. Customer service and making customers happy is very important to me. If there is poor customer service I will not return to a store nor would I recommend that store to anyone either. I guess their staff's attitude has just cost them a repeat customer. I guess they do well enough in their business to deter people from shopping there by their attitude today (and yes I am being sarcastic). And I won't feed mealworms to any beardie let alone a baby even with this cricket crisis in the city.
I'm on the hunt for 1/4" in crickets in Ontario (Canada), generally in the Hamilton area if anyone knows of a place to purchase for a reasonable price. I'm looking for at least 1000-2000 per week for a few more weeks. For now the hatchlings are feeding on baby dubia but they don't like those as much as the crickets and I am not overly comfortable leaving the roaches to wander in the tanks but I am keeping a very close eye on possible escapee's.
I'd even be willing to breed my own crickets right now if I knew how and if it would be worth my while. I only need the crickets for a few more weeks and then the babies will be gone to their forever homes. Help me if you can please...