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Does anyone know how to make a home made gutloading formula?

for crickets? Adcham has one for dry and wet: www.adcham.com/html/husbandry/gutload.html

You could also go to Beautiful Dragon's Nutrition page and make your own (this would be fresh, not dry)

lele
Nutrition

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0.1 Veiled - Luna
1.0 Beardie - (soon! For now his name is Kinky Boy )
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

Chameleon Help & Resource Info

just grind up some dry dog or cat food. works great for mine and its cheap.

hmmm... I am new to beardies but not to herps in general. Cat and dog food is really high in protein which is OK for the crickets, roaches, etc. But I know that in chameleons (and I assume other herps) too much protein can cause some serious problems. All the nutrition that our animals get are contained in the food we provide and the supplements we use. I prefer to err on the side of caution and make, or buy, a quality gutload. Just my 2 cents

lele
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0.1 Veiled - Luna
1.0 Beardie - (soon! For now his name is Kinky Boy )
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

Chameleon Help & Resource Info

Feed the crickets the same fresh greens you feed your dragon, plus some oatmeal, skim milk powder, a pinch of multivitamine and calcium powder, ground non dye containing catfood, all mixed together, would be all the crickets need to eat nutritiously. The fresh greens will also provide moisture for the crickets as well. In addition you can use a slice of orange, potato or carrot for moisture. Just change the greens daily, so they don't develop mold or get soiled.
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