Gutloading Crickets

[Cacti3]

Hey guys, sorry I’ve been posting so much. I’ve been wondering what products I could gutload my crickets with.

I keep my crickets outside in a 20 gallon tank. Whenever I put leafy greens or any normal gutloading food in their cage, lots of ants get in their enclosure. But, with the store diet, not many ants have been coming since. I don’t really want to/ can’t put them inside. I am currently using Fluker’s orange cube complete diet. Im trying to find something better. I’m also looking for something from my local Petco. I was wondering if any of these would be good gutloading store food?

By the way, I’m already using the orange cubes.

 

[Lucas00-]

Never be sorry for asking more questions! I personally have a high calcium dry gut load and then I make ice cubes out of veggies and fruits blended up to offer another source of nutrition for bugs.

 

[LizardLurkin]

These aren't really great for gutloading, iirc, it mostly just keeps the bugs hydrated rather than nutritious. I'd super recommend making gutload ice cubes. I love this idea, and it makes things so much easier than preparing little bug salads with scrap veggies and removing them.
You make them from a list of approved produce, and they can keep in the freezer for 3-6 months!

 

[ehdee6]

Another idea would be to feed these supplements to the crickets in your big bin; then take out the ones you're going to feed off the day (or 2) before and put them in a container with the fresh good stuff to gut load/feed off.