Should I get a beardie If i cant have crickets bred in my appt?

[Kloster]

Main concern is the economic one.
Ive heard beardies can eat up to 100 crix a day or more, at my local pet store thats around ~$12.
Thats $70 + a week on feeding a lizard!!

The reason I cant breed and raise feeder crix in my appt is because its so small and I wont be able to handle the chirping, itll drive me crazy. I do have a basement that im considering to use as a possible place to breed them but people in the building go there every now and then and im not sure how they would feel about crickets being grown (might feel grossed out, etc)


If I get one id would deffinetly be a baby, theres no way I want an adult one i want to raise my own.
I found such a great deal for a baby! I want to pick her up but Im not sure if I can handle her feeding 

[Kloster]

If I order them in bulk where would I keep 1000 crickets?! Im sure theyd stink and make lots of noise no?

Im considering the roaches, do they eat Dubias? Do they make noise/eat?

Im excited, I wonder if hell think my tarantulas are a nice meal. His tank will be next to my T's.

[Kloster]

Also after reading this: http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Joelscaresheet.html

The worms dont sound like a bad idea...

On second thought... If im gonna grow beetles I might as well do cockroaches.

[beardielover17]

i use every staple feeder out there...i love using silkworms, phoenixworms, crickets and turkestan roaches for my guys...i breed my own roaches and order the others in bulk...silkworms can be kept neatly in a little kritter keeper, phoenix worms come in cups they stay in the whole time and as far as the crickets and roaches, i keep them in this

[Kloster]

oh wow thats perfect, i could deffinetly hide some roaches in a tub like that in the basement, cover it up a little and put it somwhere people wont notice and win.

thanks a lot guys! im gonna pick her up today at 5.

[Tainted]

I like that rubbermaid set up by beardie lover for the crickets & roaches. but I noticed the cord which I'm guessing is for the heat pad. I just need some reinsurance about how safe that is to use in a rubber container. Because when I read about the heat pads to put in a glass aquarium, it says to put pads on the bottom of the tank to lift the tank up abit so it doesnt get too hot.

[Tainted]

Thanks for the response.

I'm excited to get a bin put together. It'll be so convenient

[crypticdragons]

i deffinately prefer the dubia roaches.  they are slower movers, hardy breeders, and very meaty.  my dragons all love them.  i have a colony of around 1200 at this point.  No smell, no noise and very easy to care for.  just some water crystals some food the occassional piece of fruit, heat, and darkness.  But if you are purchasing a baby you will be buying a lot of roaches there for a while because he will eat tons of nymphs a week.  My advice to you would be to take a few of the larger roaches when you buy a mixed group and seperate them from the ones you will use as feeders.  these ones (the larger seperated ones) will need the heating and what not.  these will start breeding and give you a viable colony.  but this will take 3-4 months.  during that time you will have to continue purchasing larger quantities of nymphs to keep your dragon fed.

[beardielover17]

I like that rubbermaid set up by beardie lover for the crickets & roaches. but I noticed the cord which I'm guessing is for the heat pad. I just need some reinsurance about how safe that is to use in a rubber container. Because when I read about the heat pads to put in a glass aquarium, it says to put pads on the bottom of the tank to lift the tank up abit so it doesnt get too hot.

the heating pad comes with little rubber "feet" to prop up the tank/bin so it can ventilate through the bottom...the only reason i used the reptile UTH is cuz i get them dirt cheap at work and pay less for that than a human heating pad

[Tainted]

Okay, good to know. I knew about how the heat pads come with little "feet" to help vent, I was just unsure about how safe heating up rubber would be. But I'm pretty sure now it should be alright.