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reptayls
at Wed Jan 14 20:22:06 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by reptayls ]
Gutloading is a term used to describe the nutritious diet fed to the insects prior to feeding them to your reptile, making the insect more nutritious.
However, this is not usually a wet mixture like you are describing, but rather a dry mixture. We have been making our own gutload for years and we have shared the basic recipe many times. We augment this dry feed by serving fresh chuncks of veggies in addition to the dry mixture.
Broccoli and spinach are not a good idea. Chemicals in these veggies cause binding of calcium - and the reptile gets no benefit - actually it gives a negative effect.
Carrots, yellow squashes, pumpkin; yams; apples, orange and leafy greens are most recommended. Your greens may include kale, dandelion, mustard, bok choi and romaine - but not regular lettuces.
For a person who has only a few chameleons - it may not be cost effective to make your own dry gutload. But if you decide to try, we can share our basic recipe with you - just drop us a line (note: Our vet recommends our recipe too).
Hope this helps, -----

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- gutloading...always brought up...but no recipies given - gutloader, Wed Jan 14 18:44:38 2004
- oh yeah - gutloader, Wed Jan 14 19:06:41 2004
- RE: gutloading...always brought up...but no recipies given - Carlton, Wed Jan 14 19:12:20 2004
- The breakfast of champions... - iwana, Wed Jan 14 19:15:41 2004
- RE: gutloading...always brought up...but no recipies given - gutloader, Wed Jan 14 19:27:35 2004
- RE: The breakfast of champions... - gutloader, Wed Jan 14 19:33:53 2004
RE: gutloading...always brought up...but no recipies given - reptayls, Wed Jan 14 20:22:06 2004
- RE: gutloading...always brought up...but no recipies given - gutloader, Wed Jan 14 20:35:24 2004
- RE: gutloading...always brought up...but no recipies given - reptayls, Wed Jan 14 20:46:58 2004
- RE: gutloading...always brought up...but no recipies given - shopaholic, Thu Jan 15 01:43:53 2004
- RE: gutloading...always brought up...but no recipies given - reptayls, Thu Jan 15 12:27:33 2004
- A simpler and less expensive approach... - iwana, Fri Jan 16 09:31:36 2004
- RE: A simpler and less expensive approach... - reptayls, Fri Jan 16 14:57:25 2004
- RE: A simpler and less expensive approach... - iwana, Fri Jan 16 15:04:42 2004
- Is dry really necessary? - lele, Fri Jan 16 18:11:41 2004
- RE: gutloading...always brought up...but no recipies given - lele, Fri Jan 16 18:18:40 2004
- RE: Is dry really necessary? - iwana, Sat Jan 17 07:36:32 2004
- Dry iguana food? - iwana, Sat Jan 17 07:42:09 2004
- RE: Dry iguana food? - reptayls, Sat Jan 17 13:26:35 2004
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