Gave the little girls tiny crickets today...

[SassyKat6181]

A feeding frenzy ensued!

I'm their new best friend. When I went to change the water and paper towels tonight, they swarmed me.

Wait til they try the meal worms tomorrow!

 

[mgw]

How funny I will have to try it did you just buy them from the pet store?

 

[SassyKat6181]

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Yes, I bought them at Petco in the reptile dept. They were tiny, about 1/2". 10 cents a piece though.....but well worth the laugh I got watching them.

 

[gritsar]

Call me twisted, but I have always given my chicks full sized crickets (caught in the backyard). The way they pull them apart is gross and interesting at the same time.

ETA: If you have a bait shop close by you'll likely find crickets cheaper there. Our local shop will sell you 100 of em for $2.

 

[SassyKat6181]

I bought the small ones because 1) i didn't want them to choke and 2) i didn't want the large ones to jump out of the brooder and drive me crazy!

 

[Pet Duck Boy]

Buy them in bulk online, and then set up a breeding container for them. (10 gallon sterilite tub, 3 inches of bran, and add some slices of potato, carrots, and oranges) Online they top out at around 10$-20$ per 1,000 large mealworms.