Wheat Grass as Gutload?

[james L]

Hello! I was wondering what the pros and cons of using Wheat Grass as a gutload are? When I first started working with veileds a few years back, I would put a pot of some in the cages and a veiled or two would eat it. I figued it couldnt hurt, maybe im wrong. Ive read some pretty postive stuff about it but I still dont know enough. Has anyone out there used it to feed there insects? Any feed back would be great, even from health food nuts! Thanks

 

[sandrachameleon]

per 100 grams, Sprouted Wheat has
28mg Calcium
200mg Phosphorous

seems the wrong ratio for gutloading, though Im sure its fine as an occassional thing for them to eat.

 

[james L]

Lame. Thanks for the info.

 

[pssh]

The crickets don't seem to like it anyways. I get it for my guinea pigs, and I've throw it in a few times but they just crawl on it and let it dry up.

 

[james L]

Double lame.