Bay Area Bugs is committed to providing quality insects for all of your reptilian needs. This is a small family operation, so all sales processed on this site will help Rick & Laila take care of their 4 young children. After being furloughed from his regular day job, and the loss of supplemental income due to cancelled reptile shows, Rick decided to go back to the basics of insect farming.
Pre-Covid, we hosted the annual San Jose Reptile Show and our ultimate goal will be the eventual launch of a local Reptile Specialty Shop (Reptile Realms).
We focus on providing insects to Reptile Keepers in the San Francisco Bay Area, so most shipped orders will arrive fairly quick. Orders typically ship Tuesday-Thursday, but orders must be placed by Sunday at Midnight to guarantee a shipment that week. Orders placed after Sunday (Midnight), will most likely ship the following week. We will try to get orders out earlier if possible, but Rick recently went back to his 9-5. Shoot us a message if you need a special accommodation. We try to be flexible, because we know your reptiles have to eat!
Currently everything is farmed out of our home, so local pickups will take place at our Local Starbucks (2721 Aborn Road, San Jose). Arrangements are made via text after order placement, and we can meet most days with advanced notice.
We try to breed everything on site, but sometimes we will have to outsource additional quantities from other insect breeders in order to keep up with demand. As our colonies grow, this outsourcing will occur less often, allowing for a constant supply for all of your needs.
On July 6, Rick was invited back to his regular 9-5 job after 15 long months. This begins on July
12. In addition, Reptile Shows are starting back up. We will be enduring a small adjustment period, but are committed to providing quality bugs at affordable prices.
It will be a little more difficult to provide same day pickup, but not impossible. Just text us after order placement and we will try our best to accommodate. Local pick up will now have to take place between 7pm and 10pm on weekdays, and flexible scheduling on weekends.
Weekday pickups may possibly be available between the hours of 11am and 5pm with 24+ hour notice, at an alternative location near Tully & Monterey.
Shipping Schedule will remain the same, unless there are postal holidays/extreme weather delays.
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