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When makeing your own cricket/mealworm gutload & bedding do you need to put it through a like coffie grinder to break it up really fine or just break/crush it up some so theres no big chunks or just leave everything whole. Does it even matter?

Currently I am trying a mixture of:

Rolled Oats
Wheat Germ
Flax Seeds
Sesame Seeds
Fish Food/Flakes
Dry Dog or Cat Food (is one better to use than another?)

Anything else I should add?

>>When makeing your own cricket/mealworm gutload & bedding do you need to put it through a like coffie grinder to break it up really fine or just break/crush it up some so theres no big chunks or just leave everything whole. Does it even matter?
>>
>>Currently I am trying a mixture of:
>>
>>Rolled Oats
>>Wheat Germ
>>Flax Seeds
>>Sesame Seeds
>>Fish Food/Flakes
>>Dry Dog or Cat Food (is one better to use than another?)
>>
>>Anything else I should add?

I use game bird food non-medicated it seems to work fine.
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i pick up chick mash from a local feed store its .80 cents /lb and its very nutritous i buy 6 lbs at a time and feed my 1000/week crix the mash that lasts me months..my baby and adult hissers also thrive on the stuff i add fresh collard greens to keep mi inx hydrated..