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10-Jan-07, 01:22 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Deception Bay Queensland Age: 22 | | | Gutloading Roaches/Crickets
Hi All,
Sorry if this is in the wrong post section but I have a bit of a question to ask...
I have a few roaches and crickets which are a bit small to feed to my big beardies but are taking a while to grow. I feed them at the moment miscellaneous vegetable matter like buk choy and carrot. I have seen from a previous post that there is something specific that you can buy for them - a hormone or something, that can help them grow quicker. With regards to this hormone - I would like to know two things...
1/ Is it safe to feed the roaches to the lizards after having eaten the hormone or whatever it is(or does it have any adverse affects)
2/ If the above is ok, where would you buy this item from in the Brisbane area.
Thanks in advance for your responses.
Kind Regards
Kelly |
10-Jan-07, 01:42 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: SYDNEY Age: 27 | | | | you need to feed them a higher protein gut load to make them grow. I once fed mine the bearded dragon dry pellets cause my beardies didnt like them, they grew huge very fast but they are an expensive gutload. you could try dry cat/ dog biscuits.
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10-Jan-07, 01:42 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Cairns | | | | If you are talking about gutload, it's not a hormone, just a mix of grains, proteins and vitamins / minerals. If you are talking about something else, I would not use hormone fed insects to feed any animal.
You can feed them rat pellets or dog biscuits to make them grow faster.
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10-Jan-07, 01:46 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Deception Bay Queensland Age: 22 | | | | Thanks for the replies guys,
Will get onto that this afternoon. Do you think it's a good idea to moisten them in a bowl or something first or just put them in dry? I have heaps of dogfood and the bearded dragon dry balls as well so I can feed them either of those I guess.
Thanks again...really appreciate the replies.
Kind Regards
Kelly |
10-Jan-07, 01:47 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: SYDNEY Age: 27 | | | | dont moisten them as they will mould very quickly, just make sure you give them a source of water like carrot ect as well.
Ben
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10-Jan-07, 02:07 PM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: May-04 Location: Melbourne | | | | Mine just get GR2 (formulated rodent pellets with prescribed balanced mix of protein, fat etc.) and carrots (for moisture). They thrive on this.
When feeding them I dust with a mix of 66% (Rep-Cal) Calcium powder and Herp-t-vite and the animals that eat them are also thriving.
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