gut loading

[amygeee]

i have been reading up on my baby beardies diet,
and i came across something called "gut loading" your crickets.
like, giving them certain foods so they are more nutritious for your lizard.
andbody do this? if so, what are things i can put in my cricket container
to "gut load"?

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Use the stems from your greens. Oats, fruits ect.

 

[DragonLover1]

Hi i feed my crickets what i feed my dragon bok choi,endive and butternut squash, I also sprikle the gutload powder i get free with the crickets ontop of there veggies. I replace the veggies every second or third day.

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

When your buying 20 thousand crix a week, you dont have to remove food....lol

 

[crypticdragons]

i feed all my live feeders a "pro" gutload that i purchase from pro geckos. It has always worked well for me with my roaches, crickets, and supers.

 

[athena]

and i came across something called "gut loading" your crickets.
like, giving them certain foods so they are more nutritious for your lizard.
andbody do this? if so, what are things i can put in my cricket container
to "gut load"?

sorry about the delay of this reply -- you can buy commercial cricket gutload at almost any pet store -- the brand i'm using now is Zilla -- i fill a mayo bottle lid with it and leave it in the cricket cage -- as was previously suggested i also leave the bok choy stalks or celery -- also, a piece of orange or potato is a good source of moisture [keeps them alive longer] -- the gutload has never molded on me, but since the crickets do sh*t in it, it should be emptied and refilled occasionally, whereas the fresh stuff should be changed every other day.
athena

 

[BigShaun]

This is what I do to gut load my crickets and have in the past, I get baby rice cereal and some greens then use oranges or potato for liquid, after receiving my crickets VIA UPS, I put them in the holding and let them in there for 24 hours before feeding them to my dragons, sometimes I sprinkle the greens with the vitamins just a sugjestion

 

[ladyknite]

Brian,
out of curiousity, what does that cost you?

 

[crypticdragons]

Brian,
out of curiousity, what does that cost you?

22 ish for the 5lb bag which last forever lol.

 

[ladyknite]

that's not a bad price. including shipping?

I make my own gutload, but there i times I just don't have the time

 

[crypticdragons]

yeah thats including shipping its like 22 or 23
i dont really have the time to make my own so its way easier for me to pony up some coin to buy it lol.

 

[corrine]

Gina can i ask what you use for your gut load

 

[ladyknite]

Corrine

Give me a day and i'll send or post the recipe. It might be a bit much for one person to make, but the ingredients can be divided to make more sense for what you keep. It's actually pretty simple. And its always seemed to feed my bugs well.

When i make bug chow, I make like 25 lbs. Most people don't need to keep that much because of the possibilities it stands to attract. I recommend that if you do decide to make your own, keep it in an airtight container.

 

[corrine]

ok cool right now i'm using baby cereal and ground up iams cat food

 

[bsauce23]

Is oatmeal okay to use?