If you own a reptile pet and your lovely animal eats a lot of crickets a day, then you might consider ordering crickets in bulk and keeping, breeding and raising them yourself. It’s economical, practical and this way you’ll provide your pet the best possible food.
First of all, order crickets in bulk. This can save a lot of money, plus you don’t have to repeat your trips to the pet shop to purchase smaller quantities. Also, you should keep in mind that crickets live approximately for several weeks. So, if your pet needs smaller crickets, don’t let them grow too big. For that reason, evaluate wisely and carefully how many crickets you should order.
If you keep crickets at home before feeding your pets with them, you have the opportunity to control what your pets eat. What goes into the crickets will also go into your pet. For this reason, feed crickets nutritiously and this way your pets will also eat nutritious foods. There are pre-packaged foods for crickets: convenient, yet costly. However, you can feed them tropical fish flakes, squash, leafy greens, carrots, potatoes, wheat germ, pre-packaged reptile food, dry food for cats. Also, offer them fresh fruits and vegetables.
Crickets make noise and might have a distinctive odor. If you keep them, this is what you should be able to deal with. Also, they will try to escape and their success is possible from time to time. If something like that happens, you’ll have troubles catching them up. Your neighbors, too.
And if you are interested in breeding crickets, click to discover how!