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What size crickets??

What size crickets should I feed my hatchlings? Is 1/4" to big??

02/06/10 12:44am

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Message To: Meagan88 In reference to Message Id: 2120866

What size crickets??

No bigger than the space between the eyes.

Amy

02/06/10 01:02am

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Message To: ReptileMistress In reference to Message Id: 2120869

What size crickets??

How old are they exactly? Did they just hatch? Peanut’s babies wouldn’t eat pin heads, I think they were just to small, but the 1/8 inch crickets did just fine for them. Yes, 1/4" crickets are to big for hatchlings...

Nancy

02/06/10 06:18am

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Message To: Newfgal In reference to Message Id: 2120892

What size crickets??

Well they haven’t hatched yet!! I’m just making sure I know what size crickets I’ll need exactly just so that when the eggs start collapsing I’ll order the crickets!! I can’t wait until they hatch they gotta be cute!!

02/07/10 02:00am

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Message To: Meagan88 In reference to Message Id: 2121132

What size crickets??

Oh, lol, I see :) When my hatchlings started to eat bugs, I offered pinheads. They wouldn’t eat them though, I think thet were even a little small for them. The 1/8" were ok though, those are pretty tiny as well, but the babies seemed to do better with those. If you are ordering ahead of time though before they are hatched, I would order the pinheads. By the time the hatchlings start to eat bugs the 1/8" crickets may have grown a little big for them...Once the babies hatch, it could take up to a week or more before they start to eat as they live of their egg sacks for a few days :)

Nancy

02/07/10 07:21am

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Message To: Newfgal In reference to Message Id: 2121148

What size crickets??

Thank you very much!! How many would u say 15 hatchlings would eat a day lol

02/07/10 01:19pm

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Message To: Meagan88 In reference to Message Id: 2121203

What size crickets??

Once my babies started to eat food, for the first coupple days they would eat maybe 5-10 each. But, within a matter of days they were eating anywhere from 25-50 crickets, 3 x a day. It was closer to 50 for my babies...I was going through 1000 crickets every 2-3 days, + greens. Thats 23 hatchlings...Feed them as much as they want in a 10-15 min period, 3 x a day, when they are full they will stop :)

Nancy

02/07/10 02:07pm