- Quantity per Box: Each box contains 500 1/8 Inch Vita-Bug Crickets.
- Popular Choice: 1/8 Inch Vita-Bug Crickets (Acheta domesitca) are a great choice for lizards, turtles, birds, fish, invertebrates and other insectivorous animals.
- Variety of Options:
- Sizes: Eleven options including:
- Pinhead
- 3 Day
- 1/8 Inch
- 3/16 Inch
- 1/4 Inch
- 3/8 Inch
- 1/2 Inch
- 2/3 Inch
- 3/4 Inch
- Prewing
- Adult
Tip: When choosing a Live Food item for your pet, pick an item that’s smaller in width than the animal’s mouth. - Sizes: Eleven options including:
- Vita-Bug Benefits: Vita-Bug crickets are grown using a patented, scientifically formulated diet with enhanced nutrient content that increases the nutritional value of the feeder insect’s tissues. Vita-Bug crickets have enhanced Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Beta-Carotene, Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids and contain nutrients more like those found in wild insects. Vita-Bug crickets enhance immune response, coloration and improved animal health.
- Nutritional Enhancement: For optimal nutrition, 1/8 Inch Vita-Bug Crickets should be supplemented with calcium by dusting or by including CalciWorms in your animal’s diet. Additionally, enrich their diet by incorporating waxworms for extra fat and hornworms for additional moisture.
- Care & Maintenance: To reduce stress and ensure proper care for your 1/8 Inch Vita-Bug Crickets, transfer them to a well-ventilated container with a secure lid, such as a plastic tub or critter keeper. Provide clean egg cartons as hiding spaces to minimize stress.
- Temperature & Humidity: Maintain an optimal temperature of 70°F – 75°F with low humidity.
- Hydration: Provide moisture through vegetables like shredded carrots or cut potatoes, as water bowls can cause drowning.
- Feeding: Offer commercially available cricket food for balanced nutrition.
- Sanitation: Regularly clean the container by removing waste, uneaten food, and dead crickets to maintain a hygienic environment.
- Satisfaction Guaranteed: All Live Foods are guaranteed to arrive alive, except when shipped to areas with temperatures below 10°F or above 100°F, and are accompanied by a 72-hour health guarantee.
- Shipping Information: Live Food orders placed by 3:00 PM CT on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will ship the same day, Live Food orders placed after 3:00 PM CT on Thursday through Sunday will ship on Monday.
Guaranteed Analysis
| Crude Protein (min) | 16.8% |
| Crude Fat (min) | 4.0% |
| Crude Fiber (max) | 4.0% |
| Moisture (max) | 77.0% |
| Vitamin E (min) | 35IU/kg |
| Beta-Carotene (min) | 1200ug/g |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acids (min) | 1.4% |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) | .24% |
Customer Reviews
1/8 Inch Vita-Bug Crickets are the result of years of research and development targeted at improving the nutritional profile of a feeder insect product line by providing a quality food source during the entire growing process that delivers those nutrients directly to insect-eaters. Vita-Bugs® consume a patented food throughout their lifetime specifically formulated for insect consumption, fortified with nutrients like Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Beta-Carotene Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids just to name a few. Not only does the feed itself contain these vitamins, it’s also scientifically proven that they are actually consumed and retained within the tissue of the insect.
Acheta domestica crickets, also known as House Crickets, or Brown Crickets are the preferred species of cricket for reptile food. 1/8 Inch Vita-Bug Crickets are an excellent staple food item for all insectivores. Live crickets activate the hunting instinct for reptiles, keeping them active and interested in their food source.
You can order 1/8 Inch Vita-Bug Crickets anytime at RodentPro.com. Live Food Orders placed by 3:00 PM CT will ship the same day, Monday through Thursday. Live Food Orders placed after 3:00 PM CT Thursday and all orders placed Friday, Saturday and Sunday will ship Monday.
Once your order has shipped, you will receive an email containing your tracking information.
We feed our 1/8 Inch Vita-Bug Crickets a proprietary, patented diet throughout their lifetime specifically formulated for insect consumption, fortified with nutrients like Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Beta-Carotene, Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids.
Keeping 1/8 Inch Vita-Bug Crickets with different feeder insects can be tricky and is generally not recommended. You should use separate containers tailored to each insect species.
