Unfortunately, our shopping cart on our website is set up for only one product per box.  However, all is not lost and here is what you need to do.

Let's go through the following example together.  As a customer, I want to order 50 frozen fuzzies and 50 XL mice.  Purchasing through the website, you will pay shipping for each item separately.  However, just e-mail or call us your order with a shipping address. This will allow us to calculate your shipping cost for the fuzzies and XL mice shipped together in the same box.  We will e-mail or call you back a breakdown of the total cost of your order.  If you approve this transaction, we will send a payment request to your paypal request.  Once your payment is processed, we will ship your order out ASAP.

Please remember, it is possible to include different products into one box.  Just e-mail or call us and we guarantee you will be satisfied with your shipping savings.

Thank you for your time and consideration. 

Once you've received your crickets, what to do next?  Leaving them in the shipper box is not the best approach to getting extended life for your crickets.  We suggest pouring your crickets in a aquarium or rubber tote.  If you are using a tote, it is a good idea to cut a whole in the lid and cover the hole with some type of window screening. 

Crickets like to hide as a defense mechanism.  So once the crickets have been poured into the aquarium or tote, you must give them housing.  You can use egg flats or paper towel rolls are ideal.  The crickets will hide and when it is time to feed your pet, simply shake some crickets off the flats or rolls.  Generally, crickets will be content to just hide, but it is a good idea to run a line of vaseline near the top edge of your aquarium or tote.  It is better to go with a little thicker line of vaseline than thinner.  Vaseline creates too slippery of  a surface, that crickets can't climb through or over. 

Finally, let's highlight diet needs.  Crickets by nature are scavengers, which means they will basically eat anything.  You can use commercial cricket food are an ideal source.  In fact, in the next couple of weeks we will be adding our cricket food on our website for purchase.  When feeding crickets, a little food can go a long way.  You can also supplement their diet with vegetables such as carrots.  Also, crickets will need a water source.  Typically, you should use a damp sponge or towel, which the crickets will suckle for water.  Standing water isn't the best option because crickets can drown.  They are not the smartest insects in the world.

Hope this information helps.

Today, we would like to share some useful tips about the Columbian Boa Constrictor.

Its scientific name is Boa constrictor imperator.  This snake can grow to an average length between 4 and 9 feet.  However, in some cases females can grow to a length of over 10 feet.   

Newborn baby boa snakes are sold when they are approximately 16 to 22 inches in length.   

If your preference is for your Columbian boa to be a little larger, we do offer one that is approximately 3 feet long for $129.99. 

Should you purchase a baby Columbian boa you should put your pet in a 10-gallon tank with a screen and lid for safekeeping.  Beechdale Animal Supplies does sell 10-gallon tanks that would be appropriate.   

As your boa constrictor continues to grow, you should upgrade to larger aquariums. 

It is also recommended that you keep fresh bedding in the aquarium for your boa.  Remember to clean out the bedding on a regular basis. 

Place a water bowl inside your aquarium.  The water bowl should be large enough for your Columbian boa to get into and soak without spilling the water out.

It is important to remember that the Columbian boa constrictor comes from a tropical environment.  Basically, you want to create a hot side of your aquarium with the help of a 10-20 gallon aquarium-heating pad.   

This will allow the hot side of your aquarium to maintain a temperature of around 90 degrees.  It is important to not allow the cool side of your tank to fall below 78 degrees. 

You should also try to maintain humidity in your aquarium for your boa.  This can be accomplished by keeping your water bowl very warm and regularly misting your aquarium with warm water.  There are no special lighting requirements for this snake, only that there be light during the day and dark at night. 

Newborn Columbian boas can usually digest mouse fuzzies.  As your pet continues to grow, you will have to feed larger rodents. 

A full-grown Columbian boa can digest jumbo rats or even possibly 3 to 4 lb. rabbits. 

All of the supplies mentioned in this article are available at Beechdale Animal Supplies on other pages at this website or by calling our office at 1-877-859-9082.