Crickets

Learn More About Our Live Crickets

Here at Reptifauna we stock live crickets for sale Australia wide (excluding WA and TAS). All our Live Crickets are produced on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, in a range of sizes to suit your reptile. We have small, medium or large crickets available, with orders packed every Monday and Tuesday.

Live crickets remain one of the most widely used feeder insects for Australian reptile keepers — they're active, easy to gut-load, and accepted readily by most insectivorous species.

Feeding Tip: Feeders should be no bigger then the gap between your reptile's eyes. Not sure which size to order? Our feeding guide might be helpful.

Why Keepers Choose Live Crickets

Live Crickets are the most tried and tested feeder in the industry. They make a great staple feeder: they move naturally, which triggers a feeding response in reptiles that are reluctant on slower-moving insects, and they're straight forward to dust and gut-load before feeding.

New to keeping crickets? Our complete cricket care guide covers housing, temperature and feeding so your live crickets stays healthy until fed off.

Choosing the Right Size

We offer three sizes of live crickets to cover most reptiles:

• Small crickets — may be suited to hatchling reptiles, smaller gecko species and smaller frogs
• Medium crickets — more suited to juvenile/smaller reptiles and medium sized frogs
• Large crickets — suited to medium/large lizard species and larger frogs

Related Guides

Comparing crickets to another feeder, or want more information before you order?

• How to Care for Live Crickets
• How Many Crickets to Feed Your Reptile
• Dubia Roaches vs Crickets: Which Is Better?

Order Your Live Crickets

Browse our range above and find live crickets sized for your reptile, delivered weekly across Australia.