my local pet store sell them for $5 for only 100 so for $14.95 shipped i get 1000 so i think it is cheaper to buy online and i just got mine and only 1 out of 1000 died but when i but a 100 form the store 20 of them were dead
I have 10 gecko's (not all leo's) in general...I feed mealies as a staple with giving them crickets maybe once a week?! I tried breeding mealies and would do it even if I had one gecko because they'd last forever with one. But I had no success. I found it to be a pain in the butt. However some people breed them like crazy with no problems whatsoever. Like a few others have said too, with breeding your own you also know that they've been gut loaded along with saving you money. It's worth a try (or several) if you don't want to be buying bugs every other day/week.
Also I just purchased 100pk and only received 40 + 10 dead. From a reptile/bug supplier not a petstore. I was PO'ed needless to say.