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Here is the link to it
http://www.repcal.com/Cricket.htm
Wow,
I took her out yesterday and after walking her around my entire garden, to see if she would eat anything (I know somethings might not be good for her, but I checked the ones I tried).
I got her back in my room and gave her the cricket feed, this was after having her out for 30-40 minutes. Success she loved it, for the first time I saw her 10 times more relaxed licking up the tiny cricket feed!!!
I had tried mealworms, dandelion greens and flowers, and other stuff I think, this is the first thing she went for!!
Is this stuff OK to give her, just as a treat when I take her out, since she ate this Im thinking her likes might be closer to the oat seeds than the mealworm/cricket & flower things. However I went to petco and petland and I dont know if I should stick with this or buy sometype of bird food, like the oat seeds recommended (which they dont have by themselves).
So let me know what you think about staying with the cricket feed or going for one of the bird foods or something like that. Also if I should go with one of the bird food can someone tell me which one to get, I have no idea how to distinguish the ones they have.

Thanks
Jack

What is in the cricket feed? Most cricket feeds I've seen commercially are mostly grains which would not be the ideal food for a uromastyx. It would be okay as an occasional snack or treat, but it would not be something they would eat a lot of in the wild. They would eat seeds and leafy greens and a few flowers but grains are something cultivated by humans that are not found in the desert environment, so I don't think they should have a lot of them in their diet. Just because an animal likes something doesn't mean it is good for them. Maybe the animal ate it with its former owner or in a pet store? Where did your uro live previous to you acquiring it?

I don't know if this cricket feed is good or not for your uro, but I would NOT use it a a major staple! They need greens that also help supply their water intake to avoid dehydration! If you feed only dry stuff, there is no way for it to get any form of liquids.

you just have to keep trying different greens until you find something he will eat. I use frozen veggies often with vitamin suppliments added to it, I alternate between all different greens and flowers. Then I keep another bowl of the "dry food" such as juvenile iguana food, split peas and lentils on the side for snacking. But by NO means is it their only form of food.

Just keep trying different things till you find something else that will be good for it as well as something to give it the water he needs.

Good luck!

I posted this actually to the other people who have been replying to my post about my non-tame mali. I asked before about what the best 'TREATS' where to gain her confidence when handling. I by no means use it as a staple she gets greens and mixed vegetables daily. However allot of people made recommendations for 'TREATS' and this is the first that worked so I was asking if it could be continued to use as a 'TREAT' only, or if it would be better to try another dry food like the oat seeds or granulated bee polen recommended and if so if they could suggest which one of the bird foods by name since I couldnt find any that contained only oat seeds, or a health food store with granulated bee polen,

Again sorry for the confusion and thanks for the help

Jack