Using the right mix of dry and wet (fruit and veg) items for your gutload helps ensure your chameleon gets the nutrients it needs to be healthy.
I make a new batch of dry gutload several times a year, each time the recipe is a bit different. These are the ingredients used in the January 2011 batch. I use a coffee bean grinder to blend it all together to a fine meal.
3 cups alfalfa (protein, vitamins including K)
1/4 cup sunflower seeds (B vitamins, folate, potasium, etc)
1/4 cup powdered kelp (idodine, calcium, magnesium)
1/4 cup hemp seed (Essential Fatty Acids, essential amino acids, protein, fibre)
1/4 cup sesame seed (iron, copper, magnesium, maganese, selenium)
1/4 cup pumpkin and squash seeds (Protein, Vitamin K, Iron, Copper, Magnesium)
1/4 cup dried cranberries (sweetness, antioxidants)
1/4 cup granola
5 tablespoons bee pollen
5 table spoons spirulina
5 tablespoons of brewers yeast (B vitmains including folic acid, chromium, selenium)
4 tablespoons blanched almonds (potasium, b vitamins)
3 tablespoons organic dried coconut (yummy, counteracts goitrogenic effect of millet)
2 sheets of roasted seaweed (as used for sushi)
2 garry oak tree leafs (dead and dry) (tanins)
1 tablespoon millet (fiber, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, lecithin, iron, magnesium)
dash of garlic (B6, possible medicinal benefits)
dash of poppy seeds (calcium)
dash of ginger powder (Vitamin E, B6, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, and Manganese)
More info on gutloading:
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
October recipe:
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/367-gutload-recipe-october-2010.html
I make a new batch of dry gutload several times a year, each time the recipe is a bit different. These are the ingredients used in the January 2011 batch. I use a coffee bean grinder to blend it all together to a fine meal.
3 cups alfalfa (protein, vitamins including K)
1/4 cup sunflower seeds (B vitamins, folate, potasium, etc)
1/4 cup powdered kelp (idodine, calcium, magnesium)
1/4 cup hemp seed (Essential Fatty Acids, essential amino acids, protein, fibre)
1/4 cup sesame seed (iron, copper, magnesium, maganese, selenium)
1/4 cup pumpkin and squash seeds (Protein, Vitamin K, Iron, Copper, Magnesium)
1/4 cup dried cranberries (sweetness, antioxidants)
1/4 cup granola
5 tablespoons bee pollen
5 table spoons spirulina
5 tablespoons of brewers yeast (B vitmains including folic acid, chromium, selenium)
4 tablespoons blanched almonds (potasium, b vitamins)
3 tablespoons organic dried coconut (yummy, counteracts goitrogenic effect of millet)
2 sheets of roasted seaweed (as used for sushi)
2 garry oak tree leafs (dead and dry) (tanins)
1 tablespoon millet (fiber, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, lecithin, iron, magnesium)
dash of garlic (B6, possible medicinal benefits)
dash of poppy seeds (calcium)
dash of ginger powder (Vitamin E, B6, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, and Manganese)
More info on gutloading:
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
October recipe:
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/367-gutload-recipe-october-2010.html
