Diet

[AvaYost]

My parents are really strict and wont let me have anything over than mealworms to feed my Leo. I need advice on how to keep my Leo healthy with a mealworm diet. Any suggestions?

 

[acpart]

I know a lot of people say that mealworms aren't nutritious enough. I haven't found that. The biggest problem I've had is leos who get bored with mealworms. Are your parents opposed to crickets, that jump and escape and roaches that weird them out? See if they'll allow other worms like super worms, horn worms and silk worms. Then you can feed mostly mealworms (which are the cheapest of all of those) and fill in with the other worms periodically.

Aliza

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Welcome to Geckos Unlimited, Ava!

What type bedding do you provide for your mealworms? In the past acpart has recommended Professional Reptiles' Pro Gutload dry diet. That can be ordered online.

Here are additional foods to feed mealworms.

Gutload Ingredients for Bugs & Worms......thanks to Olimpia -- August 2013

"A commercial gut loading food like Bug Burger or Superload (both by Repashy), Cricket Crack, Dinofuel, etc. is going to make your life easier AND provide a nutritious diet to your crickets at the same time. Avoid Fluker's gutloads, as they are super feeble in their formulas.

"If you opt for making your own gutload at home, here is a list of great ingredients to use:
Best: mustard greens, turnip greens, dandelion flowers & leaves, collard greens, escarole lettuce, papaya, watercress, and alfalfa.
Good: sweet potato, carrots, oranges, mango, butternut squash, kale, apples, beet greens, blackberries, bok choy, and green beans.
Dry food: bee pollen, organic non-salted sunflower seeds, spirulina, dried seaweed, flax seed, and organic non-salted almonds.
Avoid as much as possible: potatoes, cabbage, iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, corn, grains, beans, oats, bread, cereal, meat, eggs, dog food, cat food, fish food, canned or dead insects, vertebrates."