Do you ship crickets to WA? Do they have to be overnighted?

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Do you ship crickets to WA? Do they have to be overnighted?

I have a leopard print gecko... and my car is broke down seeing if you ship crickets in winter time? If you do do they have to be overnight delivery? Not sure what size? I usually feed him large ones. Thank you!

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Nov 28, 2022 - 06:46 AM

We absolutely ship to Washington State! Overnight is always the best with crickets, and of course, if your temps are below 55° then we ask that you choose "Hold for Pickup" for our live guarantee.

This is a general rule for feeding Leopard Geckos:

Baby Geckos: Insects that are around 0.25 to 0.5" long
Juvenile Geckos: Insects that are around 0.5 to 0.75" long
Adult geckos: Insects that are 0.75" to 1.0" long

As a rule, you shouldn't feed your gecko insects bigger than the space between his eyes. Here is a photo that explains why; as you can see there is a lot of 'cheek' on either side of the gecko's throat:

Gecko Eye Width

All the breeders we sell to base their diet for babies on small-sized mealworms and supplement with other feeders from the list below for variety. You can purchase our Gecko Sampler Pack for various foods for your new pet to see what they like.

Leopard geckos eat crickets, mealworms, superworms, waxworms, Phoenix Worms®, hornworms, and Dubia Roaches.

We recommend our No Escapee Feeder Dish if you haven't got a feeding dish. To ensure your gecko is eating, you can put in 10 mealworms every night at bedtime. In the morning, you can count them to see if he or she is eating and how many.

If you'd like to have a look, we supply Steve Sykes (who is the guru of Leopard Geckos), and he has a very good care sheet for them: Leopard Gecko Care Sheet

Thank you so much, we look forward to feeding your Leopard Gecko!

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Let me explain how we can ship, no matter your current weather, and still offer our live guarantee.

The drive from the post office or hub to your home is lethal to insects in hot or cold weather. If your mail carrier drives with them in the truck in weather above 85° or below 55° for more than an hour, they will most likely die before you receive them.

When you choose "Hold for Pickup," we will mark your package as held at your local post office or the nearest UPS/FedEx hub (depending on which shipping method you choose). Watch the tracking number we send you to know when they've arrived.

Your post office is meant to call you but can be a bit slow and will often scan your package as "Out for delivery" out of habit. When that happens, don't be alarmed :-)

Your package will be kept in a separate area from other packages because it is marked as having live content. If they have trouble finding your package, just let them know it is in their temperature-controlled room for live animals.

If your daily high is between 55 and 85°, your shipment can come straight to your house and still have our 100% live delivery guarantee.

Thank you! Please let us know if you have any questions at all.

Do you ship crickets to WA? Do they have to be overnighted?

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