Hi Becky!
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> I don't have the original post anymore, but I think this portion was from
> Julie:
>
> << Thanks for sharing your vitamin supplement
> info. Also, clean bins make a big difference in cricket health, I clean
> mine every 1-2 weeks. I also put in dark leafy greens on a regular basis
> and leftover greens that we were going to throw away anyway. I also put
> in oat bran, which the crix really seem to eat well, and wheat bran (not
> as much). Also carrots. That seems to be a simple mix and I always have
> plenty of healthy crix with this
> diet.
> >>
> Julie -
> How much oat bran and how much wheat brad do you use for your 1000
> cricket container? Do you have the bran in a jar lid or scattered on the
> bottom of the container?
The latter, I just put a whole box in there!
>
>
> I think we are getting in way over our heads in trying to purchase
> crickets in quantity, but I need clarification before I go and do this.
>
> If we order 250 - 3 week old crickets for three leopard geckos who might
> eat 196 a month, how do you clean out the cricket cage every 1-2 weeks?
>
Maybe in your case it will be three, but that is fine as long as things aren't
getting too grunged up in there.
>
> Will these 3 week old crickets be the size of 7 week old crickets at the
> end of that month?
Take four more weeks for that. You're going to have to start ordering and see how
things work out. The order staff is usually very helpful once you tell them the
sizes you need, etc.
> If so, they will be too big for our juvenile geckos to
> eat.
>
> Again, thanks for your help,
>
> Becky
>
No problem!
Julie Bergman
http://www.geckoranch.com
GGA lifetime member
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