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Nutrients in a cup (140g) of orange fleshed papaya fruit (not including seeds and skin) Water 124.3g Fat .2g Carbs 13.7g Calcium 34mg Phosphorous 7mg Magnesium 14g Iron .14mg Potassium 360mg Copper .02mg Selenium .8mcg Vitamin C 86.5mg Thiamin .04mg Riboflavin .05mg Niacin .48mg B6 .03mg...
The food intake of an adult male panther (averages, based on data from 4 adult male panthers) Summary Crickets: 21 (28%) Butterworm: 13 (18%) Stick Insects: 10 (14%) Mealworm: 10 (14%) Super/kingworm (Zophobas Morio): 8 (11%) Terrestrial Isopod: 6 (8%) Turkistan: 3 (4%) Dubia: 2 (2%) Hisser...
4.8:1 Papaya 4.5:1 Turnip Greens 2.9:1 Orange 2.8:1 Dandelion leaves 2.4:1 Mustard Greens 2.1:1 Chicory Greens 1.8:1 Lime 1.8:1 Raspberries 1.6:1 Celery 1.6:1 Lemon 1.5:1 Blackberries 1.5:1 Grapefruit, White 1.2:1 Grapefruit, Pink and Red 1.2:1 Tangerine 1.1:1 Winter Squash 1.1:1 Romaine 1.0:1...
Ive not had success getting many feeders to eat it in quantity (though hissers love it), but apparently some veileds enjoy eating fresh mint leaves. :) Nutrients in about a table spoon (2grams) of fresh spearmint (rosmarinus officinalis): 1.36 grams of Water 6mg Calcium 1mg Phosphorus .13mg...
A saying in animal science, is "as goes phosphorus, so goes calcium". What this means is that for every gram of phosphorus ingested in the diet, the body must match that with another gram of calcium before the phosphorus can be absorbed through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream. If the...
Here is an extract from the diary I kept to chart Lily's health/progress. This relates to the time span of when I noticed a change in her colour/behaviour to the laying of her first infertile clutch. 9th Nov 08 - Restless / Receptive? 11th Nov - Bright colours restless - she was restless...
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Terrestrial Isopods / Pillbugs are an excellent enrichment feeder. All my chameleons, young and old, LOVE these little creatures, and they are high in calcium content. However, as the pillbugs are somewhat slow to digest, and due to their small size, they are not a practical staple food item...
A log of what the male adult panthers ate during the month. Summary Crickets: 19 Zophoba Morio (aka Superworm):8 Stick Instects: 8 Butterworms: 6 Silkworms: 5 Turk Roaches: 3 Mealworm: 3 Dubia roaches: 2 Terrestrial Isopods: 2 Daily log Dec 31: Superworm Dec 30: nothing Dec 29: 2 stick...
If the urates are white, you're doin' alright! If the urates are yellow, watch the 'lil fellow. If the urates are orange, he may be doin' poor..ange.
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earlier this year (2009) i was on craigslist and noticed that there was a chameleon, TANK and all for 50 bucks.... hmmm, i thought. thats a good deal. the petstores sell them for around 80. so i talke to the guy and was going to meet with him to see if i wanted the chameleon or not. well...
Mustard greens make a very good gutload choice. Calcium:Phosphorous ratio is 2.36:1 (the amount of Calcium is more than double that of Phosphorus). About a cup of roughly chopped mustard greens (50grams) contains: 45.4g Water 13kcal Energy 54kJ Energy 1.35g Protein 0.7g Ash 2.45g Carbohydrate...
100 grams of banana fruit (not including the skin) 74.91g Water 89kcal Energy 371kJ Energy 1.09g Protein 0.82g Ash 22.84g Carbohydrate, by difference 2.6g Fiber, total dietary 12.23g Sugars, total 2.39g Sucrose 4.98g Glucose (dextrose) 4.85g Fructose 5.38g Starch 5mg Calcium, Ca 27mg...
About 2 cups sliced, or just under 225 grams, of raw apple* including skin contains: 190.8g Water 116kcal Energy 486kJ Energy 0.58g Protein 30.8g Carbohydrate, by difference 5.4g Fiber, total dietary 23.17g Sugars, total 4.62g Sucrose 5.42g Glucose (dextrose) 13.16g Fructose 13mg Calcium, Ca...
A medium (~100grams) raw white potatoe, including skin (notice that phosphorus is much higher than calcium, making potatoes a poor gutload choice) 81.58g Water 69kcal Energy 288kJ Energy 1.68g Protein 0.94g Ash 15.71g Carbohydrate, by difference 2.4g Fiber, total dietary 1.15g Sugars, total...
A raw carrot of medium size (61grams) contains the following: 53.86g Water 25kcal Energy 106kJ Energy 0.57g Protein 0.15g Total lipid (fat) 0.59g Ash 5.84g Carbohydrate, by difference 1.7g Fiber, total dietary 2.89g Sugars, total 2.19g Sucrose 0.36g Glucose (dextrose) 0.34g Fructose 0.87g...
A chart illustrating which feeders I've used most/least over the period June - November.
Summary for November: 37 Larva (14 superworm (aka kingworm) 12 butterworm 11 silkworm) 11 cricket 7 stick insect 5 roaches (2 turkistan roach 2 dubia roach 1 hisser roach) 2 terrestrial isopod Daily: November 30: nothing November 29, Sunday: stick insect, superworms, silkworm November 28...
Daily Mornings -Feed silkworms -Feed crickets (remove any uneaten food from previous evening) -Fill water drippers (and later empty the collection pan) -spray water stick insects -Feed chameleons (I feed small amounts frequently, about six days a week, rather than large amount every other day...
I am finally able to post my own blogs! Sweeet! I need to get Diggy a bigger cage. Any ideas? Because there is no way I would succeed in building one myself. haha :rolleyes:
Nutrients in a cup of chopped raw Romaine Water 44.47g Energy 8kcal Energy 34kJ Protein 0.58g Total lipid (fat) 0.14g Ash 0.27g Carbohydrate, by difference 1.55g Fiber, total dietary 1g Sugars, total 0.56g Calcium, Ca 16mg Iron, Fe 0.46mg Magnesium, Mg 7mg Phosphorus, P 14mg Potassium, K...
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