Acheta & Banded Crickets from a Virus-Free Facility
Fishermen
At Carolina Crickets, we aren’t just raising bait—we are preserving the Acheta Carolina Cricket, one of the most versatile and effective live baits you can fish with. It works well across a wide range of freshwater panfish species, such as crappie and bluegill, honoring a fishing tradition that dates back to the 1940s. We ship directly from our farm to your door.
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Live Feeder Crickets
Fuel your pet's natural instincts with our premium live feeder crickets, the ultimate nutritious snack for a wide variety of animals. They are the daily go-to for popular reptiles like bearded dragons, as well as exotic birds like parakeets, and various amphibians. From frogs to hedgehogs, tarantulas, and scorpions, we provide the high-quality protein your unique pets need to thrive. Our farm-raised crickets are fed an organic, nutrient-dense, calcium-rich diet and are shipped directly to your door.
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Wholesale
At Carolina Crickets, we are a premier bulk supplier of high-quality live crickets for both wholesale and retail partners providing farm--direct shipping to bait & tackle stores, pet stores, breeders, zoos and distributors across the Eastern United States and into the Midwest.
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Waylon Warren: "Mr. Cricket"
Warren Cricket Farm
The Legacy of Mr. Cricket
From 1947 hobby to a 3rd-generation empire, Waylon Warren built the Mid-Atlantic's most trusted source for bait. Discover how seven decades of experience and a legendary "virus-free" facility created the hardiest crickets on the market.
The Carolina Cricket Farm with The Sharpe Family
Carolina Crickets - A Legacy That Leaps!
Today, Carolina Crickets is honored to carry forward Warren Cricket Farm's legacy on Bait Road. We've kept the tradition of quality alive, ensuring that 'Mr. Cricket's' high standards for the hardiest, healthiest Acheta crickets remain the gold standard for our community and beyond. We're not just raising crickets; we're preserving a fishing tradition - a legacy that leaps!
Carolina Cricket Farm
Preserving the Acheta Legacy
In a world of "virus-resistant" substitutes, we’ve stayed true to the original. The Acheta Carolina Cricket, also known as the Brown Cricket, House Cricket or Gray Cricket - whatever you call your fishing cricket - is the legendary Acheta domesticus—the larger, livelier, and hardier cricket that built the American fishing tradition. While others moved away, we doubled down on the biosecurity needed to protect this superior species.
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From Farm to Enclosure: How Bio-Secure, Virus-F...
As an exotic pet owner, you naturally obsess over creating the perfect environment for your reptiles, birds, or amphibians. You dial in the humidity, perfect the temperature gradients, and select...
From Farm to Enclosure: How Bio-Secure, Virus-F...
As an exotic pet owner, you naturally obsess over creating the perfect environment for your reptiles, birds, or amphibians. You dial in the humidity, perfect the temperature gradients, and select...
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Live Cricket Care 101: How to Unpack and Keep F...
Bulk Cricket Care Guide: How to Unpack and Care for Live Crickets Upon Arrival Receiving a bulk shipment of live crickets can be a bit overwhelming if you don’t have...
Live Cricket Care 101: How to Unpack and Keep F...
Bulk Cricket Care Guide: How to Unpack and Care for Live Crickets Upon Arrival Receiving a bulk shipment of live crickets can be a bit overwhelming if you don’t have...
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The Great Cricket Pivot: Seven Decades of Ameri...
If you’ve ever bought a box of live crickets to feed a pet lizard, a frog, or to take out to your favorite fishing hole, you probably didn’t think you...
The Great Cricket Pivot: Seven Decades of Ameri...
If you’ve ever bought a box of live crickets to feed a pet lizard, a frog, or to take out to your favorite fishing hole, you probably didn’t think you...
Customer Reviews
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Sheila Williams
These guys are amazing. They have great personal service that isnt offered with anyone else. They anser the phone and if theres an issue with anything, they work with you to find the best resolution to fix the problem. They are fair and reasonable all the way around. Great people!
Ryan Scally
This place is awesome. Best customer service and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend and the subscription service definitely helps me so I don't forget to order again.
Melissa Anderson
Carolina Crickets provides excellent quality crickets. We have had all live arrivals, even without shipping NDA. The packaging is excellent and the communication and customer service is outstanding. We are so happy we gave Carolina Crickets a chance and found our forever cricket supplier!
Eddie Williamson
Sharon and myself are ecstatic about finding Carolina Cricket Co...they exceed my expectations!!!!..Fast service and delivery...I didn't find but a few deceased crickets in my box...I ordered 500 and the count was superb!!! I ordered large and by God ..I got large..not the little 1/2" crickets I had to buy in my home town...I spoke with Karen about ordering 1000 next time...she was a pure pleasure to chat with...I'm telling you folks contact CAROLINA CRICKETS for all your cricket needs...THINK BIG...BIG CRICKETS = BIG FISH.
