Feeding Cricket a fruits
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I wouldn't use oranges (or other citrus), I believe they can cause diarrhea in Crickets, which will obviously dehydrate them, which you don't want to then feed dehydrated crickets to your leo. Also, I once fed satsuma segments to my mealworms. They loved them, but the substrate they were in started to smell sickly sweet after a while - there was still enough in the poo to start to ferment. Had to change out all that substrate. Not done it again.
kholtme
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Collard greens are a great veggie! What i do is have a substrate of chicken food and then use collard greens for moisture and then put a damp paper towel at the top of my containers for more moisture. Here are some good foods for insects.
Recommend feeding crickets, Blaptica dubia, and mealworms Albers' All Purpose Poultry Feed, Purina Layena Sunfresh Crumbles, or Zoo Med's Natural Adult Bearded Dragon Food all 24/7 with added collard greens and dandelion flowers/greens
Recommend feeding crickets, Blaptica dubia, and mealworms Albers' All Purpose Poultry Feed, Purina Layena Sunfresh Crumbles, or Zoo Med's Natural Adult Bearded Dragon Food all 24/7 with added collard greens and dandelion flowers/greens
Aimless
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consider also that, like your diet, variety is key to getting a good distribution of vitamins.
I make my own dry gutload and supplement with vegetables and leafy greens, and sometimes water crystals.
it's a good idea to avoid spinach as it's high in oxalates. some people use dog or cat food as a gutload; I personally think this isn't ideal as they're relatively high in fat and protein.
I make my own dry gutload and supplement with vegetables and leafy greens, and sometimes water crystals.
it's a good idea to avoid spinach as it's high in oxalates. some people use dog or cat food as a gutload; I personally think this isn't ideal as they're relatively high in fat and protein.
In the UK we have a product called Bug Grub which is a dry food designed for feeding to crickets. I feed mine Bug Grub, and a mixture of carrot ends, carrot peelings, apple cores (pips removed, they contain cyanide), melon skins, and the occasional grape, depending what is available. They also have a quarter od kitchen roll folded up and wet available to them too, so they can have dry food, ater and/or fruit/veg.
Regardless of whether it's eaten or not, I remove and replace the fruit or veg daily to try to prevent mould - also keep it seperate from the dry food and the water.
Regardless of whether it's eaten or not, I remove and replace the fruit or veg daily to try to prevent mould - also keep it seperate from the dry food and the water.
Tongue Flicker
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That's our trick for multiplying dubias in hot countries like ours. Give 'em mandarin oranges and they start popping babies lol
