Bethany’s Beachside Bugs

01/24/2025

I really lucked out with my cat who is scared of everything that moves. He and Oscar would hang out on the couch together in the sun looking out the window. Oscar was free roaming at the time and he had dominance over the cat. This type of situation doesn’t happen often and it’s always a good idea to practice safe measures and just don’t introduce likely predatory animals to your prey animals. Bearded dragons are reptiles and highly preyed upon. Just be smart and do your due diligence to prevent a tragic outcome. It’s not worth it!

01/24/2025

Goodmorning! I have to inform you that the company I’ve been purchasing superworms and crickets from has unfortunately gone out of business. I currently have crickets and superworms available and I’m pretty sure I’m expecting one last shipment.

I’m currently searching for another affordable company to continue business with. The shipping costs are what is going to be a problem and I don’t want to have to raise my prices on you.

I’m working on getting hornworms, silkworms, and more BSFL. Right now along with crickets and superworms, I have roaches, waxworms, and mealworms.

I’m still waiting on a colony of grasshoppers to arrive but with weather and my room conditions, we’re waiting on the right timing for them to ensure their success. I promise you, you’ll know when they’re here!

Your continued support will help me be able to keep providing you all your bug needs! Please let me know what you need and I will be available for your convenience!

01/06/2025

Good afternoon!

Tomorrow I’ll be back in stock with crickets. This weekend Friday- Sunday I’ll be working Repticon Orlando! Be sure to get your bugs before then! I’ll be bringing home hornworms, silkworms, waxworms, and maybe more so next week I’ll have all those bugs as well!

And of course, join me at Repticon Orlando to see all the amazing exotic animals and reptiles! It’s a total blast! Tickets must be purchased online!

01/05/2025

Good evening everyone!

I hope you have all had a great first week to the new year!

Right now I’m finding it very hard to keep up with bug supplies. For the passed year I’ve worked hard on expanding my menu to bring you all healthier bugs, variety for your reptiles diet, and strive to give the best prices on bugs because I know how expensive these bugs can be.

However, it’s becoming harder and harder to keep certain bugs on my menu. Especially hornworms, silkworms, and black soldier fly larva. I find that those of you who want those bugs always seem to ask for them when I don’t have them, or don’t want them when I do.

Even with 5 bearded dragons, and two other reptiles who eat bugs, it is impossible for my animals to keep up and eat these bugs in bulk as they’re only fed bugs twice a week and can’t eat a massive amount of hornworms.

I will do my best to try to keep these bugs on my menu but it’s also a loss in profit when-

1: I don’t profit on these bugs to begin with, and
2: it becomes a loss for me when these bugs go to waste.

Next weekend I will hopefully have hornworms and silkworms but I will only be bringing home a said few as I cannot afford for them to die. These big chain pet stores may be convenient but completely outrageous. If you’d like to order bugs online, I’m an affiliate with the company I buy my bugs from and would gladly give you my discount code to use at check out! This website only sells crickets, superworms, and discoid roaches though! Please PM me for any questions!

Have a great evening!

12/31/2024

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! I’ll be going out of town tomorrow (new years day) til late Friday night.

If you need bugs, I have crickets, superworms, roaches, medium mealworms, and black soldier fly larva available! Come and get your bugs today!

Also, another bug is going to be here very soon. I will be breeding them so I will always have them on my menu! Stay tuned!

I hope you all have a fun and safe New Year’s Eve! See y’all next year!

12/21/2024

A friend of mine has this gorgeous 1-year-old male translucent witblits up for grabs! She’s asking $200 for the dragon. Located in Port Saint Lucie FL!

12/21/2024

Using this loose tea ball to powder the salads with calcium and other supplements has been a game changer! Give it a try!

12/18/2024

With Christmas upon us, I thought I’d make it very clear to anyone wanting to purchase a bearded dragon for their child that bearded dragons aren’t as easy and “first time reptile owner” appropriate as they’re made out to be.

Bearded dragons are a 15 year commitment. They require constant cleaning up after, a varied diet, including bugs so if bugs aren’t your thing, reptiles aren’t for you. They are also exotic animals and require veterinary care like any animal. Exotic vets can be expensive.

Purchasing your reptile is the cheapest part of this investment. A 4x2x2 enclosure is the minimum requirement and could cost up to $600 depending on brand and where you purchase. Lighting and UVB is also extremely important and UVB fixture and bulb could cost up to $80.

Keeping up with temperature and humidity can sometimes be an ongoing battle with weather changes and the temperature you keep your house during the summer and winter.

Now don’t get me wrong. I love my bearded dragons. I have 5 of them amongst other reptiles. But right now dealing with a temperature battle, hormonal males, and constantly rearranging and spending money to try to fix my problems recently is driving me crazy!! Not to mention Tilikum has busted his chin from glass surfing and bobbing his head against the glass.

As much experience as I have with these reptiles doesn’t bring me even close to being an expert as many may like to call me. I still need help and reach out when I’m in a tough spot. There is no amount of time or experience that makes you an expert in the hobby!!

Bearded dragons are a great pet and super laid back which makes them great for first time reptile owners. But they are so much more complicated than you think.

Sincerely,
A very stressed out Beardie mom!

12/09/2024

A friend of mine has a bearded dragon she sadly wants to rehome. While she’s done everything right by him, it’s really just too much for her. Lenny unfortunately has slight metabolic bone disease. While it isn’t curable, it is manageable and you can stop the progression with proper UVB, natural sunlight, and calcium supplements. Please let me know if you’re interested in taking him on. He will come with everything you see pictured. She is located in the Orlando area. I can put you in contact with her to learn more about Lenny.

12/09/2024

Anyone want stockings made for their reptile family?! $6 a stocking 🙂

12/04/2024

12/04/2024

Goodmorning everyone!

Recently I’ve only had the main staples of crickets, roaches, mealworms, and superworms. Most of the BSFL I’ve been purchasing turn to flies which hasn’t been very profitable.

This weekend is Repticon Orlando! Friday - Saturday I will be in Orlando so if you need any of those bugs today and tomorrow would be the day to get them!

OR!! Come see me at the Central Florida Fair Grounds at Repticon for all your bugs needs from Premium Crickets! Saturday 9-4 and Sunday 10-4! Come see all the amazing reptiles and exotic animals, and of course ME!

Tickets must be purchased online! Can’t wait to see you there!!

11/20/2024

Goodmorning!

Just a quick reminder that these are my last hornworms now til after December 8th! Get them while you can! These guys are getting big quick!

11/19/2024

Heading to cocoa beach for the evening. I’ll be in town til 8pm. I have crickets, supers, and hornworms with me. Let me know if you need anything!

11/17/2024

Goodmorning and happy Sunday!!

Today is a very special day. Today marks one year ago that I started my bug selling journey and I would like to tell you all about it!

I was helping out someone who had a small pet shop with feeder roaches. My dragons at the time weren’t interested and my colony was huge. In return, this person gave me a 1000 crickets and 1000 superworms. When I got home and unboxed them I thought, how the heck are my 3 dragons going to be able to eat all these before the bugs die?!

Being the honest and trustworthy person I am, I didn’t want to step on any toes and asked the person who gave them to me if it would be okay for me to sell them off in Cocoa Beach. I only asked because I knew they wanted to move their store out there.

Selling the crickets and superworms was supposed to be a temporary thing. But it blew up. I ended up having to make this page for people to follow. Within a few months, I went from only selling crickets, superworms, and roaches, to being able to bring many other healthy staple bugs to the menu! I now have 10 different bugs on my menu.

All of this was possible because of you guys! Your support, word of mouth, and business has allowed me to continue helping provide the healthy options of protein to your reptiles, help you with proper diet, nutrition, husbandry, lighting, temperature, and proper care of these reptiles!

I hope to continue doing business with you, be as available as I can, give you the best prices around, and always help with any questions or concerns you may have! Bearded dragons are my life. Information on their care and diet will be forever changing and it’s not about being right or wrong, but sharing the correct information to help these reptiles stay healthy and thriving in captivity.

I hope you all have a blessed Sunday and a wonderful start to your week! Thank you all so much for your contribution to my incredible journey. Every single one of you mean so much to me! I love you all!

11/16/2024

BSFL came today! I only have 500 so get them while you can! I also have hornworms but these things came in very small. These are the last hornworms I will have til the first week of December so make sure to grab those as well!

Of course I have the main staples of crickets, supers, and discoid roaches in all sizes. I also have large mealworms!

Have a great weekend! I will be out of town tomorrow morning until later afternoon.

Family Reptiles in Lakeland is having a huge sale and festival with lots of give aways, raffle tickets, and many other prizes!

If you’d like to come the address is 4505 old road 37 lakeland florida!