BEST for Online buying of live insects?!??

[DeerHeadNine]

Where is the cheapest and low shipping cost for buying online of live insects - feeders? Mostly of Mealies and Supers worms? I have found the following so far but in case there is a site i may not know about. If no others, could you please tell me from those i mentioned, which are the best? Please let me know that you guys think...your thoughts will be a great help!

Places i have found:​

'www.premiumcrickets.com' - not bad price but shipping a bit high
'www.reptilefood.com' - pricing not bad and shipping not bad'www.wormman.com' - Not bad...
'www.herpfood.com' - ehhh
'www.carolinapetsupply.com' - ehhh
'www.ghann.com' - good price but shipping is high
'www.grubco.com' - eh not bad pricing but shipping over $19.99 cost unknown
'www.mulberryfarms.com' - shipping cost too much
'www.radioactivereptiles.weblodge.net' - price not bad but shipping cost unknown
'www.bcrcricket.com' - price better then most but shipping cost unknown

 

[MSMD]

I've been getting my mealies from Sunshine Mealworms. The service/support has been wonderful as have the quality of the feeders. The prices have seemed very reasonable to me (I have been buying the bulk mealies...about 4,ooo at a time). Hope that helps a little.

 

[Koda]

We have always ordered from reptilefood.com

 

[Ipsl]

Well I think the best idea for you in go go with a supplier in you area. Im here in Cali and I just started using http://www.bcrcricket.com. There here in Cali so the shipping is fine for 500 Mealies I payed like $10 and some change. The closer the supliar usully the cheper the S&H.

 

[ReptileMan27]

I use sunshine mealies, great mealies and prices

 

[traffic]

I've been getting my mealies from Sunshine Mealworms. The service/support has been wonderful as have the quality of the feeders. The prices have seemed very reasonable to me (I have been buying the bulk mealies...about 4,ooo at a time). Hope that helps a little.

I too use sunshine for my mealies and I just switched some of my bigger ones to supers and the love them. All the feeders are always plump and healthy Debbe and Nicole are great. I found that they are very reasonable. I'm sure when figuring the cost of shipping it helps to buy from your side of the country to help reduce shipping costs. I normally get the wild bird kit for $20 and with shipping 2nd day it has never went over $35 dollars.

 

[KHGeckos]

im been ordering from reptilefood.com for about 2 years and had only 1 issue because of a wrong shipment. I called them and next day they sent the right one. I thought it was great service and and a very quick response. I don't plan on changing.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I use Rainbow (sister company of Sunshine) here in California. Their bugs are GREAT, prices are good, and shipping is cheap. I get 10,000 mealworms for $36 + about $6.00 for shipping.

 

[FelanMoira]

I've used sunshine and premium crickets - been happy with both.

Premium Crickets even messed up and sent me a double order and did not expect any more of a payment (I was nice and paypal'ed a little more because I'm nice that way! - and I got my next shipment even quicker).

I've switched to mostly meallies so I have my own and don't order as much now as I did when I fed mostly crickets.

 

[acpart]

I've gotten the best price and service deal from reptilefood.com but just found out about a New England local cricket place (cccrickets.com) so I'm trying that out. It's a teeny bit more expensive than reptile food, but I like the idea of local shipping.

Aliza

 

[TWC]

i just bought over 200 phoenix worms for i think 5.00 plus 4 for shipping, and i bought 1000 mealworms for 10 plus 5 for ship, and 500 superworms for 9.50 plust 4 for ship. i bought those on ebay, and i will let you know how they turn out.

 

[yellermelon]

I use sunshine

 

[malt_geckos]

we use armstrong cricket farm. THey have some super nice bugs!
http://www.armstrongcrickets.com/

 

[Kimjorg]

We along with it seems like alot of other people here order from sunshine mealworms and are VERY VERY happy with the prices and quality of their products. I would most def recommend them

 

[GoGo]

With reptile supply the stock isnt that expensive and its top quality stuff, their supers helped our leo's gained weight and we last bought from them 1000 supers MONTHS ago, and theyre still perfectly alive, no deaths except what our geckos ate.

 

[MSMD]

I just found my last invoice from Sunshine to give you an idea....it was $23.25 total, including shipping for 4,ooo bulk mealies, if that helps at all. (I think the shipping was $8-$9 and the worms were $14ish). Again, great looking mealies. I definitely recommend. :main_yes:

 

[DeerHeadNine]

we use armstrong cricket farm. THey have some super nice bugs!
http://www.armstrongcrickets.com/

Thank you, i will look in to this.

and thank you all for your inputs. I'll re-look at 'sunshine mealworms'

 

[nevinm]

hey, im not sure if any one said this, but personally i like to over night anything i order. i dont want them sitting in a truck or a wherehouse. so doing that is automaticly going to put the price of shipping to atleast $15.
but i do buy from 2 places. if i have to order (which i just did on sunday and i know you mentioned you didnt like the price) i order from www.ghann.com , and i got 6000 mealies, and 1000 3/4 size crickets, shipped next day for $61.96. again, thats just my thought. but when im at the reptile shows if i can, i get my animals from http://www.komodoreptiles.com/ . they have 7000 mealies for $50. and i get the crickets for 1000 for $8. thats all just my 2 cents.

good luck
nevin

 

[nevinm]

HOLY CRAP, I JUST LOOKED AT SUNSHINE. IM ORDERING FROM THEM FROM NOW ON

 

[Kimjorg]

Yeah...we usually order 10,000 mealworms from them about every other week and it comes to like $46.61 including shipping. They always look great too and the geckos love them!