Feeder Insects Live Crickets Reptile Food, Medium, 250 count

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This item is specially packaged to remain live during transit. Delivery times may vary to ensure quality.

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  • Crickets are a staple source of protein, fiber, and fat for many reptiles.
  • Suitable for bearded dragons, aquatic turtles, geckos, frogs, and more.
  • Live prey provides mental stimulation, encourages hunting behavior, and encourages exercise.
  • Orders are routed locally to reduce transit time and ensure freshness.
  • Every order includes 10% extra crickets to account for losses during transit.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Christa on Jan 1, 2026

DEAD crickets SLOW SHIPPING

How frustrating ordered on the 25th promised to arrive on 26th didn’t arrive until the the 31st and ALL DEAD!!!! Thank goodness I was able to get some local live

How frustrating ordered on the 25th promised to arrive on 26th didn’t arrive until the the 31st and ALL DEAD!!!! Thank goodness I was able to get some local live crickets other wise my chameleon would have been with out this whole time. And arrival finally occurs only to open box of what was supposed to be LIVE crickets all of them dead. Pitiful.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Elizabeth on Dec 20, 2025

Do not buy if you want them alive

I have ordered these live crickets four separate times, and every single order has arrived completely dead. I also paid extra for expedited/overnight shipping, yet

I have ordered these live crickets four separate times, and every single order has arrived completely dead. I also paid extra for expedited/overnight shipping, yet they never arrived overnight. I’m honestly not surprised they were dead considering how they were packaged. The crickets were sealed inside a taped-up box with little to no ventilation. Crickets need oxygen to survive, like most living things. Being packed this way means they likely suffocated during transit, which is both unacceptable and inhumane. Between the consistent DOA shipments, the failure to deliver overnight despite paying extra, and the poor packaging, this product has been a complete waste of money every time. I would not recommend purchasing live crickets from Chewy unless their shipping and packaging methods change.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Sarah on Nov 25, 2025

Not great quality or shipping

I ordered the small crickets and was surprised how little they were compared to the small crickets you get at a big box pet store. This was great as I have several

I ordered the small crickets and was surprised how little they were compared to the small crickets you get at a big box pet store. This was great as I have several baby anoles and although I got these for my adults, they were small enough some of the more mature babies could eat them. However all 120 were dead in less than 24 hours. They were immediately brought inside, given hydration and food. I keep my crickets in a terrarium so they have plenty of room and aren’t fighting/ eating eachother. Temps both outside and inside were warm. Really not sure what happened. The second time I received them (on accident as I forgot I had put them on my auto ship) they came in a smashed container. I don’t understand why at this time of year (fall going into winter) there wasn’t at least some paper to hold the container in place and add some insulation. Since these were ordered by mistake I didn’t have high hopes they’d all be alive given current temps and know live animals in shipping is a risk but I am genuinely surprised at the lack of care in shipping. I reported this to Chewy customer service in hopes they could recommend a fix. Bummed these didn’t work out because finding small enough food for baby anoles in my area is tough.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Vickie on Dec 12, 2025

Such a shame!!

I ordered the crickets they were delayed out of 500 crickets I ordered maybe, maybe, only 12 crickets were alive, I'm just devastated! after waiting for so long

I ordered the crickets they were delayed out of 500 crickets I ordered maybe, maybe, only 12 crickets were alive, I'm just devastated! after waiting for so long and preparing for the arrival of the crickets, please, take out the time to read the reviews, the crickets are weak, sickly and dead hundreds just dead, again! please!!( Chewy) discontinue this brand from your website I love ordering from this trusted brand Chewy, and this company is making u look very bad and untrustworthy as a reputable company please discontinue this breeder, all the reviews on here are true about this companies feeder crickets discontinue them at once!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Michelle on Dec 22, 2025

Shipping Issues

Local pet store has a horrible selection of live insects. Unfortunately, these LIVE crickets were packaged in a HUGE box, with very little packing material and delivered

Local pet store has a horrible selection of live insects. Unfortunately, these LIVE crickets were packaged in a HUGE box, with very little packing material and delivered to my house on a day where temps were close to freezing. I'm not sure they even survived the trip on the delivery truck much less sitting on my porch in the cold for an hour before I could get home and take them inside.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Aleiyha on Jan 14, 2026

fedex sucks but chewy is AWESOME!!!!

my package came with the ventilation holes ALL taped up so the crickets we’re suffocating(fedexs fault) luckily chewy is great and replaced them and let fedex know

my package came with the ventilation holes ALL taped up so the crickets we’re suffocating(fedexs fault) luckily chewy is great and replaced them and let fedex know about the faulty employees they have!!!! i’m a new customer but i’m lovin chewy!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Allen on Dec 18, 2025

All the crickets you sent me were dead

I don’t know what else to tell you other than the fact that I didn’t get one live cricket you need to package them better for the winter. I don’t know what else

I don’t know what else to tell you other than the fact that I didn’t get one live cricket you need to package them better for the winter. I don’t know what else to say. I can send you pictures of all the dead cricket you sent me. I think I will.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By Rebecca on Jan 16, 2026

Unexpected

The order itself was fine. I just was not expecting it and was not prepared storage wise and a lot of them died, which was my own fault. If there ever is an issue

The order itself was fine. I just was not expecting it and was not prepared storage wise and a lot of them died, which was my own fault. If there ever is an issue with any of my orders, Chewy is ALWAYS on top of it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Christine on Nov 21, 2025

Topical house crickets not good

The next time I order crickets for my gecko to eat I don't think I will do topical crickets they are horrible they may be resistant to disease but they unalive themselves

The next time I order crickets for my gecko to eat I don't think I will do topical crickets they are horrible they may be resistant to disease but they unalive themselves so easily they die so easy and these ones I think had parasites because there was these little flies in their container with them I don't know what those were and then I found a worm and Gary's water and I'm like what and Gary doesn't have parasites I've checked his poop he's fine but it's the crickets and they are so dumb I have never had crickets this stupid before the ones that have the wings the regular brown crickets I normally buy those guys are smarter than these guys these topical crickets or banded crickets are the dumbest crickets I have ever seen like half of them have died for no reason at all they are the dumbest crickets I give them cricket food and they ignore the cricket food and just kill each other and eat each other and I'm like I give up I had them in their own tank with fresh everything substrate and all that and they had fresh food and everything and they just ignored the food and ate each other and I said I'm not ordering these crickets again they are horrible and they're super loud even though they're wingless and even though Gary is eating them slowly I don't think he likes them as much as the bigger crunchier ones anyway yeah topical house crickets AKA band crickets or the South Asian crickets as they call them these guys suck they are the worst cricket they will purposely throw themselves in my geckos water when I put them in there to feed him and drown themselves within minutes and almost every day I've had to change his water because there's constantly crickets throwing themselves in the water when I put them in there to feed him and they're just killing themselves the dumbest crickets I've ever bought in my life

Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Logan on Dec 3, 2025

The packaging

My crickets were delivered today. I met the delivery driver outside! He was asking what lizard it was for, and I said my 2 bearded dragons. Well when I opened the

My crickets were delivered today. I met the delivery driver outside! He was asking what lizard it was for, and I said my 2 bearded dragons. Well when I opened the box and transferred them into a plastic carrying case, and put jelly pods in them I noticed that my crickets were dead.