Leopard Geckos and feeding time

Well we recently purchased a leopard gecko for our four year old son. This was definitely an impulse buy that really should have been thought through. A local pet store had opened up, and we had to check it out. There has not been one in the area for years, so it was pretty exciting. As we entered and looked around every animal seemed so unique and interesting. My son was smiling ear to ear and asking a million questions, we just couldn't leave without a new pet. Already having two beloved dogs at home...what could go so wrong with being a proud gecko owner? The first few days were fun. We would hold her and let her walk around, she was pretty cool. After some time went by we did not hold her as much and soon when we would try, she would snap at us. Now I don't think it would actually hurt or anything but it definitely makes you jump. We started feeding her crickets. Unfortunately, we live 30 minutes out of town and going back and forth for crickets all the time sucks. Plus, if you buy them in bulk they die and stink. So we looked into other options, lets try meal worms. So I go and buy 500 meal worms, thinking yeah this will last a while, yet I have no idea if they are even alive or not, they don't move much so I just grab them and put them in. These must also be stored in the fridge. Well, now what? Do I just dump them in? Nope! Tried that, and she really didn't eat those, they just dry up and make a mess. You have to put the worms into something like a little gatorade cap or small dish. I also ended up switching from crickets to cockroaches. They last a little longer and don't stink like the crickets, but I do cringe everyday about the possibly of one getting dropped or let loose in my house. I'm running out of placed to turn where there is not some sort of bug in my house...and I keep placing them there! They say cock roaches are healthier and an all around better alternative. I was also told about the option to buy frozen baby mice, this allows you to store an abundant amount and feed them less often. However, there is absolutely no way I am keeping dead mice in my freezer next to my food. I just cannot do it, no how, no way. So after months of messing around with my feeding strategies, I think I found my happy medium. I switch up her meals from cockroaches to meal worms and feed her every day to every three days. This prevents me from excessive drives to town for food and also provides her with a healthy diet. Anyway so far, she seems to be happy and healthly and really isn't to bad of a pet. Gecko's do not require to much attention or training and if you leave for a few days they will be fine. All in all, in the end, she became a great addition to the family.