gutloading confusion.. help please

JIMI

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I am looking into that Mazuri gut load you mentioned. How do your crickets react to this gut load? My crickets LOVE and devour MS2 premium insect chow and when I open my bin they are hopping all over the walls!! They also look nice and fat. I just really wish I knew what was in it (I have a lot of questions about this chow) I sent the creators an e-mail regarding the contents. Hopefully the creators will respond, I know that they are in a bit of a rough patch right now.
 
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cricket4u

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I am looking into that Mazuri gut load you mentioned. How do your crickets react to this gut load? My crickets LOVE and devour MS2 premium insect chow and when I open my bin they are hopping all over the walls!! They also look nice and fat. I just really wish I knew what was in it (I have a lot of questions about this chow) I sent the creators an e-mail regarding the contents. Hopefully the creators will respond, I know that they are in a bit of a rough patch right now.

They react the same way that they react to any high calcium feed, not ecstatic. They simply have no choice but to eat it or they will starve. The high calcium feed is for your reptiles benefit, not their's so the crickets are like, "hey this stuff is not making me feel so good!":biggrin: I don't think that the MS2 is exactly a gut load meaning high calcium. I think it's more of a nutritious every day diet. Not much information provided on line about MS2.

@others-I'm still waiting to see photos of feces while on the Bearded Dragon food?? I don't think it's a good idea to keep recommending it on the caresheet until this is confirmed. I'm pretty sure the fiber content will not be ideal for leos.
 
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JIMI

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They react the same way that they react to any high calcium feed, not ecstatic. They simply have no choice but to eat it or they will starve. The high calcium feed is for your reptiles benefit, not their's so the crickets are like, "hey this stuff is not making me feel so good!":biggrin: I don't think that the MS2 is exactly a gut load meaning high calcium. I think it's more of a nutritious every day diet. Not much information provided on line about MS2.

Yes, there is nothing! I hear such good things about it from others, but I really want to know the nutritional value. The terms feed and gut load were being used interchangeably by the consumers and the creators so I was getting pretty confused. I know it contains no additional supplements.Do you think that it is a good idea to keep using it as a daily feed for my crickets?
 
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