I think that would be a great idea! I used to get my crickets from a hunting shop and they were soooo much cheaper. Just make sure they can’t drown in the water. Good luck!
i use fluker water gels and for now i put different leftover veggies until i get actual cricket food. they eat carrots almost as fast as people eat cotton candy.
Lol. That is exactly what I do!! Just make sure the food doesn’t get moldy or rot.
I wouldn’t use bait shop bugs for your lizards, or to start a colony, they get different kind of care compared to “feeder bugs” you specifically want feeder insects, and I would get a large tote like this (give it 20-100 tiny holes for ventilation) and give them either vermiculite perlite as a substrate and a small portion of potting soil slightly damp to lay eggs in, dont put a water dish, they’ll die in the smallest of puddles , always take out the dead or itll rot the eggs being layed, ive haven’t bred crickets cause they die easily, but i have had a female crickets lay some eggs in my roach bin, and they’re growing.
