Can you please answer my dumb question?

[chilipepper12390]

This is probably a really dumb noob question. I am considering geting a leo and i have been lurking here for a few months!

I have NEVER fed any sort of insects before/never owned a reptile before.

My question:How often will I have to go out and buy insects? If I plan on feeding mealworms, i will go out and buy a little tub of mealies, and I have one leo how long will that tub last?
A week? two weeks? Can i refrigerate them?

Im concerned im gonna be going out every 3 days and buying bugs for this guy...breeding my own is NOT an option.

 

[BSM]

it would be 10 times cheaper if you order online as you can store most/all in the fridge for a few months.

 

[chilipepper12390]

id rather not order online..id only be feeding one gecko so it would not be cost effective to pay shipping.

 

[leoman777]

shipping is cheap and its probably cheaper to ship them then driving to the pet store and wasting gas...

 

[chilipepper12390]

ok well say i order 500 i dont want them to die iff within a few days..about how long do they last? are you supposed to refrigerate them?

 

[leoman777]

you can refrigate them but i dont know how long they will last it depends on how much your gecko eats and they wont die off in a few days either

 

[snowgyre]

Mealies can last up to a month in the fridge or longer depending upon what developmental stage they're in, just take them out once or twice a week and feed them peeled orange slices to rehydrate them. You can buy 1000 mealies for about $14 shipped, it's well worth the cost, especially since pet stores generally charge you three times that much.