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i have going to the pet shop and getting crickets and super mealies,i can see this can add up,and i was thinking of raiseing my own feeders,i just can't think of any whole sale cricket breeders,i was just woundering what everyone one else is doing,,thanks for any help......Greg

how many geckos, or insect feeders of any kind, do you have? it's not worth the trouble for just a few. basically you need to start out with about 1000 crickets, which can barely live in a 20 gallon long. and then as babies grow you need to keep sorting by size. mealworms, are maybe a bit easier. if you buy 1000 mealworms and keep them on a bran cereal bedding, with a carrot for moisture, they will probably breed on their own. i know that when i buy lots at a time, i often find babies just popping up.
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your head will collapse, but there's nothing in it, and you'll ask yourself, "where is my mind"

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I feed mostly superworms to my adults. I tried raising them but it got to be a big pain in the butt. I just buy like 1000 online now and keep them in a big rubbermaid. You can do the same with crix but I don't feed as many of those. Some people raise mealies it is not that hard really.
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Even if your on the right track you will get run over if you just sit there

I raise my own mealworms, and am learning to raise waxworms. I also used to raise superworms, but my geckos hardly eat them now, so i just raise my own mealies. it's not hard either, any questions let me know.
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Link to raising mealworms.

http://www.drgecko.com/mealworms/index.html

Tom T.