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@Kaizen I feel you would be interested in this considering you asked about a gutload that allows for no dusting in some other post. I think this is the same study that showed that the minimum nutrient targets were unknown for chameleons though.

I wanted to ask Lydia Attard about this diet too but I couldn’t reach her 😞

I’m going to feed it for 48 hours max. They told me that when used correctly the calcium to phosphorus ratio can be altered to 2.7:1. They also told me that this diet has been tested on mealworms and superworms, I’ll ask them about that later.

I think the study I posted above might have the answer.

Just contacted them and they’ll be sending me a free sample 🙂. I don’t think I’ll be using the guinea pig diet for maintenance anymore since this gutload covers such a broad range of nutrients.

It’s only 19% protein. That doesn’t sound high enough for me to be concerned, I’ve been feeding my roaches guinea pig food which is 18% protein.

What’s so impossible about the calcium levels?🙂 And Petr Necas would be correct about it being a true gutload and according to the study it was formulated in, it’s able to keep vitamin A and D in the insect above minimum targeted nutrient levels For 4 days. The vitamin E was above maximum...

Confirmed, Zukudla Cricket Max2 is the diet that was formulated in Attard's study. https://www.inthehills.ca/2016/03/zoo-food/

This is a rather long gutloading study and the only one that actually has something of a recommendation for nutrient levels in a gutloading diet. This diet claims to be formulated by zoologist and entomologist. It also stresses appropriate feeding procedures for optimal gutloading just like in...

@kinyonga are you apart of the geckos unlimited forum? I have done a gutloading thread there.

There are some bugs that can’t be easily gutloaded because of their anatomy but other than that you can feed Superload to any feeder insect. Silkworms may need it to have some mulberry chow on it though.

Or unless you mean it’s what I use every time I gutload. I use Mazuri Better Bug for my crickets,roaches, and superworms but when dealing with hornworms and mealworms I use the Repashy Superload dry or gel form. Better Bug tends to kill mealworms, probably because of the fats clogging their...

No, just when it’s going to be 48 hours before they’re going to be fed. I pick out 2 feeders and put them into a separate container that’s for gutloading only.

For my reptile I like to have a nutritious maintenance diet then a gutload. I use Mazuri guinea pig diet mixed with a 400 IU vitamin E tablet. This is used as a substrate for my mealworms and superworms and I mix in a little bit of bee pollen for the dubia roaches and crickets. For...

Some places are banning incandescent bulbs and replacing them with LED. Halogens are incandescents so they’re banned too if your state or country has banned incandescents.

It’s probably just like with leopard geckos. In the wild they’re insectivores when they’re babies but once they’re adults they become opportunistic predators that take down any mammal, invert, or reptile that’s small enough. Of course in captivity that would probably be dangerous due to their...

If it's a buffalo beetle larvae then it's beneficial for the feeder insects. Suppliers like to put in buffalo beetles with the feeders they breed and ship because they act like a clean up crew for them. I've ordered 50 or 100 of them for my bioactive and dubia roaches.

It could be a Buffalo beetle larvae but idk.

I don’t think superworms are good staples because of their fat content. https://dubiaroaches.com/blogs/feeder-insects/14-myths-about-feeder-insects https://reptifiles.com/feeder-insect-nutrition-facts-chart/

I'm about to buy some silkworms and I've heard they do best on mulberry leaves but I currently have white mulberry powder. Can silkworms eat the berries produced by the tree they like so much?