Nutrition in silkies

[jonpat83]

How well balanced are silkies nutritionally? Since they only feed on mulberry leaves or the artificial diet I wondered if they were really all that well balanced?

 

[BigTex]

From what i have read silkies are the most nutritious food that one can offer as a feeder.

 

[jonpat83]

In that case, would it make sense to also offer mulberry leaves to chams as part of their diet? This way the silkies could also keep feeding right up until they are gobbled up themselves.

 

[Vibrant Chameleons]

If you have a mulberry tree available, I don't see any harm in that at all

 

[jonpat83]

I'll give it a try, I have a large potted mulberry bush so i'll see how it goes.

 

[kinyonga]

Why not offer mulberry leaves to feeder insects (like crickets, superworms. etc.) too?

These are interesting...
http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~insects/systems/nutrition/mn_nutrition.html
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/cijf/2006/00000057/F0020005/art00003
http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd12/2/yao122.htm

 

[Orin]

From what i have read silkies are the most nutritious food that one can offer as a feeder.

An older, common lepidopteran feeder (waxworm) has been shown to be lacking in nutrition --just little bags of fat-- so what factual info do you have on silkworm nutrition? Has anyone ever reared a chameleon on 100% -or close- silkworm diet?

 

[kinyonga]

Couldn't find much at the moment...
Silkworms...comparison...
http://www.silkwormshop.com/benefits.html
http://bestbait2.com/livebait.html

 

[leoman]

Silkworms

I have heard that thei contain alot of calcium and protin and are easy to care you may buy them at www.mullberryfarms.com:o