you lizard keepers might relate
and perhaps help
I have this dilemma about feeder insect suppliers
Henner's favourites - in order - are
hornworms, silkworms, supers, crickets, roaches
the plateds will eat anything, but go wild over supers (and they eat a lot)
the tarantula - so far - eats only crickets, so I've got to get those
I love my cricket supplier and he also carries supers, but I hardly need enough crickets to make it worth an order
somehow I think that my silkworm supplier moved
I thought they were on the east coast somewhere, or perhaps in the south
now they're clearly in california
the shipments seem to take longer and the silkies seem to be less robust with a lot of doas
their supers are really good and they're the only ones I know that carry hornworms
also they carry small quantities of crickets and when I order a bunch of stuff, it's more worth it
still - to get stuff shipped across the country . . .
when I really think about it, it's a bit insane, even though I know we do it all the time
I don't know whether there's a better solution
I suppose, if there were a more local supplier, they'd turn up at the expo
and they haven't