Can you recommend a cricket eater?

[lucarelli78]

I started a cricket colony so I'll have pinheads when my slings arrive, and feeders as they grow I'm also starting a dubia colony now so it will be ready when my slings are older, and then i can transition away from crickets exclusively to roaches.

I am going to a exotic pet show sunday to get my dubias. I am wondering if anyone can suggest, through personal experience, a small lizard or snake that can live in the same climate as my growing slings in their cabinet. Something that will devour my excess crickets now, and my excess roaches later?

 

[Quinquangular]

Just throw out the extra crickets, donate them to a LPS, etc.
Or, just have a large colony that's self sustaining since your pets will grow bigger and eat more.

Might want to create a thread in the other section then if you're looking for an snake/lizard that can live in whatever condition you are describing.

 

[Blut und ehre]

Bearded Dragons are great eaters.....They don't get huge...pretty affordable?? [Just a thought]

I started a cricket colony so I'll have pinheads when my slings arrive, and feeders as they grow I'm also starting a dubia colony now so it will be ready when my slings are older, and then i can transition away from crickets exclusively to roaches.

I am going to a exotic pet show sunday to get my dubias. I am wondering if anyone can suggest, through personal experience, a small lizard or snake that can live in the same climate as my growing slings in their cabinet. Something that will devour my excess crickets now, and my excess roaches later?

 

[4EverTarantulas]

Can I buy the excess crickets? For my birthday I am getting a Chilean Fire Rump sling 1/3 inch so I'm going to need them. PM me to arrange price situation. THX!!!

 

[CitizenNumber9]

Chinese Water Dragons (the green ones) eat pretty well IME Also, juvies are pretty cheap - from $10-25 at the last Repticon I went to. They aren't very hard to maintain either, I had my girl on wood chips with a big rock water bowl (they LOVE water!) that she often liked to burrow under at night She also had a few large branches that she liked to bask on. We started her in a 20 Gal, but moved her into a 55Gal when we accidentally cracked that one. It's fun to watch them lick up the crickets! They generally poop in their water (or mine did anyway) so they're pretty easy to keep clean.

I had her from the age of 9 to the age of 12 (my age not hers) so I would definitely do a good bit of research before getting one. I'm sure there are better substrate options, etc. than what I used.

 

[fyic]

African Fat-tailed Gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus)
They don't climb and I just use a red bulb light at night for heat....and crickets they like lol
Got mine at PetCo on sale for like $29


http://www.pet-care-portal.com/african-fat-tailed-gecko.html

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

Pacman frogs will eat excess crickets.

 

[Hobo]

Get a pyxie frog. That's what I did, works like a charm.
Easy to care for too, and despite their size do not require a huge enclosure.

 

[lucarelli78]

Might want to create a thread in the other section then if you're looking for an snake/lizard that can live in whatever condition you are describing.

I looked around but wasn't sure any other forum applied, did you have a suggestion?

---------- Post added 01-07-2014 at 09:20 PM ----------

Can I buy the excess crickets? For my birthday I am getting a Chilean Fire Rump sling 1/3 inch so I'm going to need them. PM me to arrange price situation. THX!!!

I actually would like a lizard or snake for my collection, or else I would give them to you. Add me as a friend or contact with memo line, and when my dubai colony is up and running in 6-7 months you can have my cricket colony, no charge. The cricket colony is just to get me started and was cheap to get going.

---------- Post added 01-07-2014 at 09:23 PM ----------

Chinese Water Dragons (the green ones) eat pretty well IME Also, juvies are pretty cheap - from $10-25 at the last Repticon I went to. They aren't very hard to maintain either, I had my girl on wood chips with a big rock water bowl (they LOVE water!) that she often liked to burrow under at night She also had a few large branches that she liked to bask on. We started her in a 20 Gal, but moved her into a 55Gal when we accidentally cracked that one. It's fun to watch them lick up the crickets! They generally poop in their water (or mine did anyway) so they're pretty easy to keep clean.

Thanks buddy, best suggestion so far and might be a winner.

---------- Post added 01-07-2014 at 09:26 PM ----------

African Fat-tailed Gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus)
They don't climb and I just use a red bulb light at night for heat....and crickets they like lol
Got mine at PetCo on sale for like $29


http://www.pet-care-portal.com/african-fat-tailed-gecko.html

Good suggestion. I was looking at leopard geckos, and i'll check out the fat tails as well.

---------- Post added 01-07-2014 at 09:27 PM ----------

Pacman frogs will eat excess crickets.

Thanks, but just not into frogs, no reason, just ehh.

 

[CitizenNumber9]

Thanks buddy, best suggestion so far and might be a winner.

No problem

Another iguana type thing (I think they fall under the category of basilisks?) that I always thought was really cool was a sailfin dragon. I think they have pretty much the same care requirements, but are a bit more expensive and a little harder to find (not that I've ever looked for one )

https://www.google.com/search?q=sai...4F8eFkQe0wYHgAQ&ved=0CCkQsAQ&biw=1138&bih=561

---------- Post added 01-08-2014 at 12:17 AM ----------

PS: Make sure you post pictures of whatever you get! :giggle:

Edit** Turns out they are actually referred to as agamids whoopsies

 

[viper69]

A Bearded Dragon will eat 2 dozen crickets in one sitting, mine always did. GREAT lizards!!! Don't forget they eat greens too.

 

[RzezniksRunAway]

What are the conditions in your cabinet? Most frogs aren't going to need UVB, neither will the fat-tail, or a leopard gecko. Crested geckos also don't need UVB and don't need excessive amounts of heat (keep them below 80, preferably below 75). Leo's and fat tails need a bit more heat, so you have to take into consideration they might heat up where you're keeping your slings. Bearded dragons and sailfins are going to need UVB and a decent amount of space, as well as higher temps to bask.

A few white's tree frogs (dumpy tree frogs) would be nice, they eat everything and don't require super high temps. It's a good idea to supply them with a low 2.0 UVB bulb.

Also, don't forget the eventual adult size of your animal, and the need for it to thermoregulate in the enclosure. What starts off small and OK in a 10g enclosure might eventually need a 40+ gallon enclosure with elaborate heating/lighting.

 

[Quinquangular]

I looked around but wasn't sure any other forum applied, did you have a suggestion?

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I actually would like a lizard or snake for my collection, or else I would give them to you. Add me as a friend or contact with memo line, and when my dubai colony is up and running in 6-7 months you can have my cricket colony, no charge. The cricket colony is just to get me started and was cheap to get going.

---------- Post added 01-07-2014 at 09:23 PM ----------



Thanks buddy, best suggestion so far and might be a winner.

---------- Post added 01-07-2014 at 09:26 PM ----------



Good suggestion. I was looking at leopard geckos, and i'll check out the fat tails as well.

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Thanks, but just not into frogs, no reason, just ehh.

Oh shoot, my bad. This is the right section, always used to being on only Scorpions/Tarantulas.

 

[CitizenNumber9]

Oh shoot, my bad. This is the right section, always used to being on only Scorpions/Tarantulas.

Reading can be fun!

 

[Perentie]

Chinese water dragons are not in any way small. You will ned a large enclosure, and will most likely have to treat it for parasites when you get it, as many are wild caught. Even some labeled as cbb are really wild caught or farmed. IMO you should not buy an animal to manage feeders. Buy what interests you and what you can care for. The only mentioned reptile that would qualify as small in my opinion is the african fat tailed, and leopard geckos. There are many other options, but it would be easier if you gave a more detailed list of requirements. Cage size, animal size, I assume beginner level care... etc.

 

[Tongue Flicker]

House geckos

 

[Perentie]

most small lizards, frogs, etc would work, But we need to know what interests you

 

[JZC]

Try a pacman frog. They eat anything and everything, along with having quite the appetite. They aren't called pacman for nothing!

 

[Perentie]

Try a pacman frog. They eat anything and everything, along with having quite the appetite. They aren't called pacman for nothing!

If you're gonna go fat blob style frog, go all in. African bullfrog. Such awesome animals. I had one that was about 8.5 snout to vent. Had to return him as he had worms