At Carolina Crickets, we believe that quality should never be a trade-off. We are proudly carrying on the Warren Cricket Farm tradition, since 1947, by serving two worlds with the same level of excellence.

Whether you are a fisherman headed to the water or a reptile, bird, or amphibian enthusiast caring for a prized pet, our farm delivers exactly what you need.

From Our Family Farm Direct to Your Door

Feeding crickets or fishing crickets. Carolina Crickets has got your crickets.

Feeding Crickets or Fishing Crickets - We've Got Your Live Crickets!

We are raising the standard for live bait and feeder insects. Whether you are caring for bearded dragons, leopard geckos, lizards, amphibians, birds, or gearing up for a day on the water, our farm-fresh stock delivers maximum nutrition, unbeatable longevity, and an active, consistent supply.

We specialize in healthy Acheta Domesticus and high-energy Banded Crickets—bred with care for both your pet's dietary health and local bait shop demand.

From Our Family Farm, Direct to Your Door

Central Location: Fast 1–2 day transit times to preserve insect vitality.
Unmatched Value: Offering the industry's best shipping rates.
Nationwide Reach: Daily shipments of healthy, robust crickets across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, and the entire USA.

What's in the Cricket Food?

PURE QUALITY

At Carolina Cricket Farm, we believe that premium nutrition starts from the inside out.

Our large, robust crickets are raised in a pristine, strictly monitored bio-secure environment to ensure a 100% virus-free facility.

We feed our live crickets a high-quality, nutrient-dense organic diet that is heavily fortified with calcium. This specialized feed formula ensures every insect is completely gut-loaded and packed with the essential vitamins and minerals required for proper reptile skeletal health, avian vitality, and critical metabolic function.

Because our family farm handles the entire process from breeding to packaging, we can guarantee that our healthy, active crickets are ready to ship directly to your door at peak nutritional value.

Whether you are stocking up on premium feeder crickets for your beloved pets or sourcing the hardiest live bait for your next fishing trip, Carolina Cricket Farm delivers the gold standard in insect nutrition with rapid 1–2 day shipping.

Carolina Crickets, virus-free, bio-secure, cricket farm

79+ Years of Virus-Free Excellence in Live Cricket Farming

Our multi-generational cricket farm holds an unmatched industry record: we have remained 100% virus-free for over 79 years. To guarantee your inventory is always healthy, safe, and resilient, we maintain a strictly controlled, closed-environment biosecure facility. If you run a pet storefront, reptile supply shop, or bait business and want to offer your customers the best of both worlds, Carolina Crickets is your premier wholesale partner.

By sourcing from us, you can confidently stock both Acheta domesticus (brown crickets) and Banded crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus) from a single, long-standing, virus-free breeding facility. Protect your supply chain and partner with a legacy farm that prioritizes biosecurity.

Bulk Cricket Care Guide: How to Unpack and Care for Live Crickets Upon Arrival

Just got your bulk cricket shipment? Don't panic! Unpacking thousands of live insects doesn't have to be a chaotic mess.

To ensure the highest survival rate and get your feeder insects safely transitioned into their new habitat, follow the simple 4-step process outlined in our infographic above.
Keeping your enclosure between 75°F–80°F is key to their comfort.

Want a deep dive on gut-loading tips and avoiding common unpacking mistakes?

Read our Full Step-by-Step Bulk Cricket Care Guide HERE

Expanding the Feed: Clean, Farm-Raised, Live Dubia Roaches (Blaptica dubia)

Upgrade your exotic pet’s diet with live Dubia roaches from Carolina Crickets! Packed with high-quality protein and featuring a soft, digestible exoskeleton, Dubia roaches are widely recognized by veterinarians as one of the most nutritious feeder insects available for bearded dragons, leopard geckos, chameleons, and amphibians.

Unlike traditional feeder insects, Dubia roaches cannot jump, cannot fly, cannot climb smooth plastic or glass, and will not bite your pets—making them as convenient for you as they are beneficial for your animals.

Clean & Odorless: Raised in controlled environments on a clean, plant-based diet.
High Meat-to-Shell Ratio: Provides superior digestible protein without the hard, chitinous shell of mealworms.
Live Arrival Guarantee: Shipped with extreme care to ensure active, healthy feeders delivered straight to your door.

📖 New to keeping Dubias? Proper care and gut-loading ensure your pets get the maximum nutritional value from every feeding. Read our comprehensive guide: The Ultimate Dubia Roach Unpacking, Care & Gut-Loading Guide (Scientific Care Breakdown) →

The Roots of Our Industry: From Acheta to the Banded Cricket

Did you know that the U.S. live cricket industry was built on a completely different species than what most farms raise today? For decades, the standard was the Acheta Cricket (Acheta domesticus), the traditional brown house cricket. However, around 2009–2010, a devastating nationwide outbreak of the Acheta domesticus densovirus (AdDNV) nearly wiped out the entire North American commercial cricket supply.

To survive, the industry had to adapt, leading to the rise of the hardy, virus-resistant Banded Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus).

Want to dive deeper into the fascinating 70-year history of American cricket farming, the great virus crash, and how the industry evolved?

Learn More About The Cricket History

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