Silent Brown Crickets are one of the most popular livefood insects for reptiles, amphibians, arachnids and insectivorous invertebrates. Easy to keep, simple to gut-load and highly nutritious, they provide an excellent staple feeder for a wide range of species.
Compared to traditional crickets, Silent Brown Crickets are generally quieter, hardier and less prone to climbing smooth surfaces, making them a popular choice amongst reptile keepers.
Available in a range of sizes from tiny hatchlings through to large adults, they are suitable for everything from poison dart frogs and hatchling geckos to larger lizards and amphibians.
| Size | Approx Size | Instar | Regular Tub | Bulk 500 | Bulk 1000 |
| Large | 15-20mm | 6 | 50 | Bag | N/A |
| Standard | 12-18mm | 5 | 100 | Bag | Bag |
| Medium | 8-12mm | 4 | 125 | Bag | Bag |
| Medium/Small | 6-8mm | 3 | 175 | N/A | Bag |
| Small | 4-5mm | 2 | 250 | Tub | N/A |
| Mini | 2-3mm | 1 | 400 | N/A | N/A |
Our Mini Crickets are perfect for poison dart frogs, mourning geckos, hatchling geckos and other small insectivorous species.
At approximately 2-3mm, they provide a practical alternative to traditional micro crickets, offering improved robustness while remaining suitable for very small animals.
Each tub contains approximately 400 insects and is covered by our standard live arrival guarantee.
The following sizes are produced in smaller volumes and may occasionally require an additional working day for dispatch.
| Size | Approx Size | Instar | Regular Tub | Bulk Option |
| XL | 20-30mm | 7 | 25 | Bag of 500 |
| Micro | 1-3mm | 1 | 500 | N/A |
Micro crickets are extremely small and are unsuitable for the majority of reptile species. Due to their delicate nature they are excluded from our live arrival guarantee. For most applications we recommend choosing our Mini size instead.
Silent Brown Crickets are supplied from specialist cricket breeding programmes. Larger sizes are usually supplied as Gryllus assimilis (Silent Brown Crickets), while some smaller sizes may occasionally be supplied as Acheta domesticus(House Brown Crickets) to ensure consistent year-round availability. At these younger life stages there is no meaningful difference in feeding suitability, nutritional value or performance.
Please note that "Silent" is a trade name rather than a literal description. All crickets can produce some level of sound, although larger Silent Brown Crickets are generally much quieter than traditional house crickets.
We want you to be confident your live-food will arrive fresh and live... the insects we post for on the overwhelming majority of orders do just that.
Occasionally though, humidity, delays or temperature can cause issues.
If that happens, don't panic: simply email us a photo showing the problem, within 24 hours of receipt, we'll replace them free of charge. It really is that simple.
*excludes orders where you have been unavailable to take the delivery on the first delivery attempt or have delivery rescheduled for a later date .
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Delivery is valid to UK mainland addresses only. We regret we cannot currently ship outside the UK, to Northern Ireland (All BT postcodes), the Channel Islands (GY, JE), the Isle of Man (IM) or the Scilly Isles (TR21-25)
Orders over 5kg or 60cm in length may not be able to be despatched to the following areas/postcodes
