Gutloading Roaches With Rabbit Pellets?

[Syn]

My friend has recently suggested feeding rabbit pellets to my B. Dubia, she says they seem to enjoy it a lot more than just dog/cat food alone.


I think it's called "supreem from kaytee".

Ingredients Sun-cured Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Ground Grain Products, Plant Protein Products, Cane Molasses, Salt,
Lignin Sulfonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Zinc Oxide,
Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Ethoxyquin (a preservative), Copper Sulfate, Niacin, Menadione Sodium
Bisulfite Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), Calcium P

edit: Crude protein (min.) 16%, crude fat (min.) 2%, crude fiber (min.) 15%, crude fiber (max.) 18%, moisture (max.) 12%, calcium (min.) 0.5%, calcium (max.) 1%, phosphorus (min.) 0.4%, salt (min.) 0.25%, salt (max.) 0.75%, vitamin A (min.) 1000 iu/lb.

I believe the protein is soy protein.

http://www.petco.com/product/6081/Kaytee-Supreme-Daily-Blend-Rabbit-Pellets.aspx#description

 

[Eric Adrignola]

Should be fine. I used guinea pig food instead - it has vitamin C in it.

Alfalfa is very high in protein, but it's plant protein, so it should be ok.

 

[Syn]

Thanks Eric - I'll look into guinea pig food as well.

 

[sandrachameleon]

I use plain Alfalfa pellets from time to time in my dry gutload.
no problem using the fortified /mixed stuff for your roaches. But do be cautious if you're feeding the roaches off to the chameleons - things like Vitamin A can build up and become toxic, and also the dog/cat food can lead to gout.

 

[Syn]

Of course the dog and cat food she is using just goes into her breeding colony, but with the rabbit food too, they really enjoy it.

I don't feed roaches too often, it's more like a weekly snack because my colony is running a bit low lately. For some reason the males are dying off like flies!

I will be careful with the vitamin A intake.