What is the best way to mix...

[Adrn]

I placed a request from a local organic style vitamin shoppe for some natural bee pollen because I have read that some Phelsuma keepers feed this to their animals. This bee pollen is in the raw form and I wanted to know how those that do use this are mixing it to be fed to their animals. Since it will be in little pollen pellets, I was thinking I would ground it fine and then just mix this in with some Repashy 2 part mix. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.

-Adrian

 

[zohariels]

This is a bit more of a question, but doesn't repashy already have bee pollen mixed in?

 

[StobbeToews]

Yes, I believe Repashy does.

 

[Adrn]

Yes, they do...I have picked up some local bee pollen and am going to add it to the mix. My question still remains as to what is the best method for doing this.

 

[PhelsumaUK]

You could grind it up and mix it with the Repashys or mix it with baby fruit...but I've found that they don't actually like it much. It's always made them a bit more picky whenever I've tried it. I add a bit to the cricket gutload now instead

 

[Adrn]

Thanks for the answer. I will continue to gutload my feeder crickets with the pollen. I did actually experiment since my post with the pollen pellets. It was kind of accidental while I offered a teaspoon of the pollen pellets on top of apple core and peels to my crickets. The container was wet from being rinsed and one of the little pellets stuck to the tip of my finger while soaking up the water. I mashed it between my fingers into a paste like consistency. I then offered it from the tip of my finger to my pair #1 laticauda female and she enthusiastically lapped it up. I have since tried it straight from the bag in its purchased form because I hear it has been used to enhance energy, memory and performance. It tastes kind of the way I thought it would - grainy and like honey with a very slight bitterness. The strange thing was that it tasted kind of warm if that makes sense.

-Adrian