Amzey Freeze-dried Crickets Reptile Food, 8 oz, dried crickets, resealable bag

The bag holds 8 oz of freeze-dried crickets reptile food, packed in a resealable bag you can close again between feedings. The only ingredient listed is all natural dried cricket, and the crickets are sold whole after the freeze-drying step. With no live insects to keep, the bag stores on the shelf until you open it.

What the crickets are and how they are prepared

The crickets are freeze-dried, and Amzey states that this process keeps the nutrients in the insects and gives the food a longer shelf life than it would otherwise have. The bag also makes feeding simpler than handling live crickets, since the insects arrive dried and ready to serve from the pack.

Amzey lists the food as veterinary certified. The ingredient panel names one item only, all natural dried cricket, and the pack is a single 8 oz unit weighing 227 g.

What the 8 oz pack contains

• One resealable bag holding 8 oz (227 g) of freeze-dried crickets
• Whole dried crickets as the only listed ingredient
• A single pack, sized for repeated feedings from the same bag

Which animals can eat these crickets?

Which reptiles eat the dried crickets?

Bearded dragons, lizards and iguanas are among the reptiles the food is suitable for, and reptiles are the target audience named for the product.

Can the crickets be fed to amphibians and other animals?

Salamanders, frogs and toads are also listed as suitable, alongside small snakes, rats, mice, shrews and bats.

Are the crickets suitable for birds?

Yes, insect-eating birds are listed, and the recommended uses also name wild birds and chickens.

Is the food suitable for fish?

Fish appear in the recommended uses for the product, together with reptiles and insect-eating birds.

What is the only ingredient in the bag?

All natural dried cricket is the single ingredient the manufacturer lists, and cricket is also named as the special ingredient.

Does this bag suit your animal?

Check the species first. The manufacturer names bearded dragons, lizards, iguanas and other reptiles, plus salamanders, frogs, toads, small snakes, rats, mice, shrews, bats and insect-eating birds. Fish, chickens and wild birds also appear in the recommended uses.

The bag is one 8 oz (227 g) pack, so a keeper with only one small animal should expect a large amount of dried insects from a single purchase. The bag is resealable, which lets you close it again after taking out what you need.