Butter worms, mealies, crikets, and silk worms

[meow_mix450]

Hey

I was at the pet store today and i bought 2 butter worms for 50 cents each, is that a good price???cause my chameleon seems to love it, but he hates mealies, i dont know why, he just doesnt like it at all, he wont try silkworms either so i was wondering how i could get him to eat it. Uhhhh i was talking to the person that worked in the reptile department and he said that he can do me a deal 1000 cirkets for $28.00, i think its a little to high, i told him id think about it, just wondering what you think, and its for every 2 weeks. Can anyone give me a site where i can buy 100 criekts for a good price, and tell me about the shipping, thanks, cause the pet store is killing me, my friend that use to work there moved, so he doesnt give as much grrrrr o well please help

Meow

[Trace]

www.silkworms.ca Your one stop bug shop! Beyond the silkies, they've got the butterworms, waxies, crickets and the mealies. All for cheaper than those prices you've quoted in your thread, but you've got to buy in bulk.

I personally have not tried these people: http://www.canadianfeeders.com/ but they seem to have good prices as well. Again to get the good prices, you must buy 1000's of bugs at a time.

If you do not want to pay for shipping, which you will from these suppliers, or house/feed/maintain 1000's of bugs at a time, it looks like you will have to pay the higher prices for the convenience of buying only a 100 crickets a week. Honestly I have not bought feeder bugs in small quantities in just ages so I have no idea what the price is for a single cricket is these days.

You could always breed your own...

Trace

[roesencrantz]

usually shipped crickets only go as low as 250 a box... at least thats the smallest number we can get at our store

[meow_mix450]

ya i was planning on getting large quantities around 1000, i dont mind keeping for them, ive been try to breed them and still working on it, you must have a good colony to get a good start, its really hard, but the taking care part is easy, at the pet store they cost 15 cents each, how much is shipping???

Meow

[meow_mix450]

One mroe thing i forgot, is it o.k to feed butter worms everyday or is it sorta like a treat thing???

Meow

[Trace]

I pay $18.00 for shipping from Toronto to Ottawa for my weekly bugs orders. Since you are already in the area of the 2 suppliers I gave you, I would think shipping would be considerably cheaper, or they may even allow you to pick them up, thus saving that charge.

I haven't read enough information on the butterworms to give you a definative answer there. I think they are too fatty to be given as a staple diet, but I could be completely wrong. I use them as a treat when I can get them at all.

Trace

P.S. LMAO! Many years ago when I was buying crickets in small quantites, they were 5 cents a piece. Shows you how long it's been since I did that.

[meow_mix450]

LOL HA HA HA wow i wish they were 5 cents now:p Thanks trace

Meow

[Siretsap]

I don't see any crickets on silkworms.ca
As for silkworms, I still wouln't use it as my main food source. A cricket fed a good diet for your lizard species is still the best thing in my opinion.

Silkworms only eat mulbery leaves, so they do lack in certain elements that your crickets could have if you feed them the proper items.

[Collide]

meow do u put the mealies in a bucket? try hand feeding them to him hold there head betreen your fingers they start to squirm and then i bet your male will go nuts. my male will only eat mealies out of my hand.

[meow_mix450]

ya ive tried hand feeding, putting it in a dish everything:p i think he only ate the butter worms cause they looked purdy lol, but ill keep try thanks

Meow

[sleddergirl]

Here the crickets are 7 cents a piece for small and 9 cents a piece for large..............

Sue

[PortCreditPets]

If you need crickets let us know I can ship them to you in Scrborough for 25.oo shipping included....The shipping will also pay for any other extras you need such as melaies, butters etc. Trace seemd to "forget" to mention us LOL.....

Anyone from ssnakess will get there crickets for $20 per 1000 if they mention they are a member
Grant
www.portcreditpets.com

[meow_mix450]

Thanks Grant ill be checking it out

Meow

[Siretsap]

Hey pcpc,
Do you also ship to Montreal?
I use 1000 crickets a week and am quite tired of having to always hassle my supplier to get them on time...

[gfisher2002]

Here in Saskatoon World of Pets gives cricks to me at 25 for $3 or 100 for $10.

[meow_mix450]

ya thats pretty much the prices are here at pjs pet shop

Meow

[joer]

Any one know of any silkworms places in USA?

[Trace]

Originally posted by joer
Any one know of any silkworms places in USA?

Hey Joer!

Try these guys: http://www.mulberryfarms.com/

I've got a Canadian supplier for silkworms now and I'll shop Canadian when I can, but I have ordered from mulberry farms in the past and they were awesome! Perhaps some of the American members can chime in here and give their recommendations.

Hope this helps.

Trace