Jobi,
What is the balance of fat/protein for our feeder items as far as the ratios. My animals get mostly earthworms, which I see are lower in fat per your chart. The babies get some mealworms but the adults don't. So, I would guess that this is one of the better choices of feeders. Correct me and explain why not if you believe otherwise please.

Also, I occasionally raise up silkworms, mostly in the summer when I can gather mulberry leaves, but sometimes in spring or fall on the powdered food you cook up. These also seem to be on the low side as far as fat.

The only other things that my animals get are the roaches. These get a high protein diet of dog food and lots of fruits and veggies. So, I am guessing that this is too high in fat as the dog food is pretty fatty. Perhaps I should look for a lower fat protein like maybe legumes for the protein part of their diet. They will cannibalize if they don't get enough protein but I sure don't want to give them the fats if it isn't good for my animals.

The only other thought I have on this is that of 3 females that died eggbound only one of them had any fat in her abdomen. The other two were very lean showing no fat at all. If there is no fat in the abdomen is it still possible that there is a fatty liver?

Regards,
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Marcia - FroggieB Dragons
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