We've talked about gutloading a lot lately on your threads but you're still not quite doing it right. Kale has a lot of oxalates, which bind up calcium so your cham can't use it. Oranges are okay, not great because they lack much nutrient value, and carrots are moderately high in oxalates too, so they're not doing you many favors unless you have a good balanced gutload. The dark leafy greens are essential because they have a good calcium to phosphorus ratio and you have to be mindful of those with high oxalates, like kale, or goitrogens.
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Good Wet Gutloading Ingredients:
dandelion leaves, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, escarole lettuce, butternut squash, carrots, mango, alfalfa sprouts, oranges, blueberries, raspberries, sweet potato, strawberries, hibiscus leaves and flowers, papaya
Good Dry Gutload Ingredients: bee pollen, alfalfa powder, kelp powder, brewer’s yeast, wheat germ, raw uncooked sunflower seeds, raw uncooked pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, small amounts of whole grain cereals, spirulina algae, tortoise pellets
This chart tells you which ones to use as staples or just occasionally. Sandracham also has a recipe for making dry mix so you could do it yourself and make a big batch once and use it for a really long time.
The powdered varieties available are great, but you should
always have fresh fruits and veggies as gutload as well for a well rounded, balanced vitamin and mineral variety to keep your cham healthy.
