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To all who raise crickets: What do you do when they're too big for your dragon? My little guy finally got used to his surroundings (Im away at school) and is eating like a beast again. I was thinking about raising then, but then Id be stuck with alot of large crickets that he can't eat. Are there any herps that will eat large ones and not much else? Ive got a little room, and would love another addition to my little family.
-PSM

uh..big monitors eat big crickets
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1.0.0 ball python (mr snake),0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake (CK),1.0.0 leopard gecko (sebastian),0.1.0 colombian rainbow boa (luce),1.1.0 bearded dragon (kaipo and dulce), 1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (adam and eve)

Since crickets die off pretty quickly once they reach adulthood, you use the surplus crickets as your next breeding stock.

If you are only feeding a single dragon, there really isn't any point breeding your own crickets as you will always have alot more than a single dragon will eat, or not enough.

However if you still want to breed your own, you can also sell the surplus as you only really need about 100 females and a couple male crickets to continue your breeding stock.

small monitors eat lardge crickets. Large monitors eat mice,rats,birds,cats,rabbits, guineapigs, roaches. if you want something that will eat large crix, shouldnt you just wait till your beardie gets larger to start breeding, that way you can utilize all sizes of crix.

Just a thought.

Truth

Im away at school and small crickets are hard to come by. There is a store that sells them but they are a little beyond walking distance. It'd be nice not to have to bum a lift constantly.

If that's the case, why don't you just add some potting soil/peat moss for the adult crickets to lay eggs? Their life cycle is pretty short, so this might a really doable thing.

Say, cricket gutload/chicken mash as a substrate. Some kinda gel for the water, and a tray with potting soil when your crickets reach adulthood.

Just wait 'til that "Starving Student" syndrome hits ya.
You'll be munching crickets right along with the dragons, and there'll be no surplus.

D.A.

( P.S. Spiny-tailed iguanas will eat large crickets. They can be a bit contrary though... )