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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

 #2120869


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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

 #2121132


Meagan88
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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

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  Message To: Newfgal   In reference to Message Id: 2121218


 What size crickets??

Wow that’s alot of hungry little babies lol Well I’ll make sure to buy 3000 crickets every week!! Thanks Again!!



02/07/10  05:46pm

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  Message To: Meagan88   In reference to Message Id: 2121271


 What size crickets??

Yep, thats what I did, I would order 4-5 thousand at a time, lol...

Your welcome :)

Nancy



02/07/10  06:47pm

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Meagan88
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  Message To: Newfgal   In reference to Message Id: 2121290


 What size crickets??

What’s a good site to order crickets from in Canada???



02/19/10  06:55pm


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