Gutloading…
“Most research on the effects of gut loading has focused on increasing the calcium content of insects.”…
Short tongue syndrome…
“provision of vitamin supplements solely by dusting of prey items, which, if insects are not consumed immediately, has the disadvantage of losing dusting powder by attrition or insect grooming behavior; and use of vitamin supplements that have been improperly stored (e.g., exposure to light or high heat and humidity) or have originated from bulk containers in extended use (more than 4 to 6 months). All of these situations can result in inadequate delivery of preformed vitamin A to captive animals and subsequent development of deficiency-related disease.”…
Insectivores…
“crickets should not be more than 50% of the diet. The remainder of the diet can consist of a variety of wild-caught and captive-raised insects and other prey items”…
Nutrition…
“The third vital aspect of feeding insectivores, in addition to gut loading and dusting, is to offer a wide variety of insects”…
There’s lots more interesting info I'm not mentioning…sorry, but you’ll just have to read it!
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topic... diets,instead remained within its intestines.
“Most research on the effects of gut loading has focused on increasing the calcium content of insects.”…
Short tongue syndrome…
“provision of vitamin supplements solely by dusting of prey items, which, if insects are not consumed immediately, has the disadvantage of losing dusting powder by attrition or insect grooming behavior; and use of vitamin supplements that have been improperly stored (e.g., exposure to light or high heat and humidity) or have originated from bulk containers in extended use (more than 4 to 6 months). All of these situations can result in inadequate delivery of preformed vitamin A to captive animals and subsequent development of deficiency-related disease.”…
Insectivores…
“crickets should not be more than 50% of the diet. The remainder of the diet can consist of a variety of wild-caught and captive-raised insects and other prey items”…
Nutrition…
“The third vital aspect of feeding insectivores, in addition to gut loading and dusting, is to offer a wide variety of insects”…
There’s lots more interesting info I'm not mentioning…sorry, but you’ll just have to read it!
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topic... diets,instead remained within its intestines.
