What on earth is Gut-Loading?
Gut-loading is a great way to introduce more nutrients in your reptile's diet. Gut-loading means placing feeder insects on an enriched diet for at least 24 hours before offering them to your reptile.
A great pet-parent will feed their crickets, roaches, and superworms a nutritional diet, which will be passed onto your pet once they eat the feeder insect.
How do I Gut-Load feeder insects?
The process is simple - add some of our dry gut-load mix into your insect's habitat. Allow your feeders to feast on this gut-load mix for a minimum of 24 hours. This will load their belly's with our nutrional grains that are specifically designed to offer the optimal nutrients for your beloved pet.
What's in Your Gut-Loading Mix?
Our dry gut-loading recipe is made of:
- whole wheat flour
- calcium carbonate with D3
- brewer's yeast
- soy powder
- paprika (this offers beta carotene)
How Much is 1 Pound of Gut Load Mix?
1 pound of dry gut-load mix will equal about 20 ounces. If you're not sure what 20 ounces looks like, then go to your kitchen. Find a measuring cup, and look for the 20 ounce mark on the cup. 1 pound of our Gut Load mix will reach that 20 ounce mark.
Or, 1 pound will equal about 2.5 cups.
Which Feeders can I Gut Load?
All of them:
All feeder insects should be gut-loaded to offer optimal nutrients for your beloved pet. By increasing their nutritional intake, you can improve the health of your pet.