your missing the point, its not the crickets thats limiting the outcome of your and your friends lizards. Its most likely marginal husbandry.

Now its your turn to "not be offended" as you and your friends what to blame the crickets, and its not them. The Lite at the end of this tunnel is not gutloading or UV bulbs, its learning successful husbandry.

The problem is nice folks blindly following what they were told and what they were told is WRONG.

Most of you were told by someone at a petshop or something similar. Why don't you ask them for proof that what they say works.

In my case, i have generations upon generations of many species of monitors, and 99% of them, I raised from hatchlings, that I hatched myself.

I say this, because I actually have something to back up what I say.

Also your rationalization about what crickets do in nature is silly. Its silly because most monitors do not eat crickets all that often in nature, as least not these type crickets. Also, it does not matter, as THIS IS NOT NATURE. We have proof of successful longterm husbandry, now and here in captivity. You know, apples to apples.

So whip it out, lets see your level of success with your approach and show why it works. Thanks

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