Every few of months I make up a batch of dry gutload to feed (alongside fresh vegetables and fruit) to crickets, roaches, superworms, terrestrial isopods, snails and sometimes grasshoppers. I occasionally share the mix here since forum members have many times indicated they find it useful/interesting to see what I've mixed up.
The ingredients are never exactly the same twice (the underlying idea is the same, but I have no problem with varying the amounts and some of the ingredients). All of the below items used this time are things I had on hand and wanted to use up; Most are not critical elements. So if you are emulating this mix dont worry if you are missing some ingredients! Your mixes need not be this complicated
Below is roughly what I combined yesterday, using a spice/coffee bean grinder to turn into powder:
4 cups dried and shredded dandelion leaves (calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins C, E, K, Thiamin Riboflavin B6 and pro-vitamin A)
2 cups dried alfalfa (protein, vitamins including K, Bs, pantothenic acid, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper)
2 cups stabilized rice bran (vitamins, minerals including magnesium, phosphorous and iron, essential amino acids, Omega 3&6 fatty acids, phytosterols, antioxidants, carbs)
1 cup crushed barley (vitamins, minerals including selenium copper and manganese, essential amino acids like tryptophan, fiber)
1/2 cup dried apples (vitamins, sweetness)
1/2 cup dried papaya (calcium, vitamins, sweetness)
1/2 cup dried kelp (iodine, calcium, magnesium)
1/2 cup shredded dried basil (Vitamin E, Niacin, caratene, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Folate, Phosphorus, Zinc, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Copper, Manganese)
1/2 cup shredded dried grape vine leaves (carotenes, K, B, C, calcium, magnesium, copper, etc)
1/2 cup shredded dried mint (Protein, Niacin, Potassium, Carotene, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Copper, Manganese)
1/2 cup dead /dry garry oak and filbert leaves (tanins, fibre)
1/4 cup spirulina algae (carotenoids, vitamin K, pantothenic acid, magnesium, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, iron, copper, manganese, sodium, protein - all 8 essential amino acids)
1/4 cup sesame seeds (calcium, iron, copper, magnesium, maganese, selenium)
1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds (B vitamins, folate, potasium, etc)
1/4 cup raw squash seeds (Protein, Vitamin K, Iron, Copper, Magnesium)
1/4 cup dried cranberries (sweetness, antioxidants)
1/4 dried pineapple (sweetness, copper, vitC, B6, thiamin, potassium, fatty acids)
1/4 dried mango (sweetness, vitC, provitamin A, B6, calcium, potassium)
1/4 cup Raisins (vitamins, flavonoids calcium,manganese, magnesium copper, iron, flouride, potassium, zinc, polyphenol antioxidants)
1/4 cup shredded dehydrated carrot (Bs, K, provitamin A, manganese, potassium)
1/4 cup split dried lentils (thiamin, irons, manganese, phosphorous, folate)
1/4 cup millet seed (fiber, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, lecithin, iron, magnesium)
1/4 cup brewers yeast (B vitamins including folic acid, chromium, selenium)
1/4 cup silvered raw almonds (potasium, b vitamins, vitamin E)
1/4 cup flax seed (Magnesium, Phosphorus, Copper, Fiber, Thiamin, Manganese) If not using up quickly, keep things that could go rancid, like flaxseed or walnuts, separate
1/4 cup cup crushed walnuts (Omega-3, B vitamins, vitamin E, copper, maganese, iron, zinc)
1/4cup raw peanuts (niacin, folate, potassium, manganese, protein)
1/4 cup hemp seed (Essential Fatty Acids, essential amino acids, protein, fibre)
1/4 cup dried shredded coconut (anit-goitrogenic effect, saturated fat, omega 6, minerals)
1/4 cup bee pollen (provitamin A, B vitamins, C, D, E, H, K, minerals, amino acids)
1 tablespoon ginger powder (Vitamin E, B6, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, and Manganese)
1 tablespoon Mineral-O (mineral supplement powder made by Sticky Tongue Farms) to offset the phosphorous in the seeds and grains
1 tablespoon Calcium Plus (vitamin and mineral supplement by Repashy) to offset the phosphorous in the seeds and grains
If you prefer to know weights of ingredients used, check out the August 2012 mix.
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/697-dry-gutload-mix-august-2012.html
other Previous recipes:
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/575-january-2012-dry-gutload-recipe.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/425-may-2011-gutload.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/367-gutload-recipe-october-2010.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/394-dry-gutload-recipe-january-2010.html
General gutloading info: http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
The ingredients are never exactly the same twice (the underlying idea is the same, but I have no problem with varying the amounts and some of the ingredients). All of the below items used this time are things I had on hand and wanted to use up; Most are not critical elements. So if you are emulating this mix dont worry if you are missing some ingredients! Your mixes need not be this complicated
Below is roughly what I combined yesterday, using a spice/coffee bean grinder to turn into powder:
4 cups dried and shredded dandelion leaves (calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins C, E, K, Thiamin Riboflavin B6 and pro-vitamin A)
2 cups dried alfalfa (protein, vitamins including K, Bs, pantothenic acid, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper)
2 cups stabilized rice bran (vitamins, minerals including magnesium, phosphorous and iron, essential amino acids, Omega 3&6 fatty acids, phytosterols, antioxidants, carbs)
1 cup crushed barley (vitamins, minerals including selenium copper and manganese, essential amino acids like tryptophan, fiber)
1/2 cup dried apples (vitamins, sweetness)
1/2 cup dried papaya (calcium, vitamins, sweetness)
1/2 cup dried kelp (iodine, calcium, magnesium)
1/2 cup shredded dried basil (Vitamin E, Niacin, caratene, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Folate, Phosphorus, Zinc, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Copper, Manganese)
1/2 cup shredded dried grape vine leaves (carotenes, K, B, C, calcium, magnesium, copper, etc)
1/2 cup shredded dried mint (Protein, Niacin, Potassium, Carotene, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Copper, Manganese)
1/2 cup dead /dry garry oak and filbert leaves (tanins, fibre)
1/4 cup spirulina algae (carotenoids, vitamin K, pantothenic acid, magnesium, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, iron, copper, manganese, sodium, protein - all 8 essential amino acids)
1/4 cup sesame seeds (calcium, iron, copper, magnesium, maganese, selenium)
1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds (B vitamins, folate, potasium, etc)
1/4 cup raw squash seeds (Protein, Vitamin K, Iron, Copper, Magnesium)
1/4 cup dried cranberries (sweetness, antioxidants)
1/4 dried pineapple (sweetness, copper, vitC, B6, thiamin, potassium, fatty acids)
1/4 dried mango (sweetness, vitC, provitamin A, B6, calcium, potassium)
1/4 cup Raisins (vitamins, flavonoids calcium,manganese, magnesium copper, iron, flouride, potassium, zinc, polyphenol antioxidants)
1/4 cup shredded dehydrated carrot (Bs, K, provitamin A, manganese, potassium)
1/4 cup split dried lentils (thiamin, irons, manganese, phosphorous, folate)
1/4 cup millet seed (fiber, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, lecithin, iron, magnesium)
1/4 cup brewers yeast (B vitamins including folic acid, chromium, selenium)
1/4 cup silvered raw almonds (potasium, b vitamins, vitamin E)
1/4 cup flax seed (Magnesium, Phosphorus, Copper, Fiber, Thiamin, Manganese) If not using up quickly, keep things that could go rancid, like flaxseed or walnuts, separate
1/4 cup cup crushed walnuts (Omega-3, B vitamins, vitamin E, copper, maganese, iron, zinc)
1/4cup raw peanuts (niacin, folate, potassium, manganese, protein)
1/4 cup hemp seed (Essential Fatty Acids, essential amino acids, protein, fibre)
1/4 cup dried shredded coconut (anit-goitrogenic effect, saturated fat, omega 6, minerals)
1/4 cup bee pollen (provitamin A, B vitamins, C, D, E, H, K, minerals, amino acids)
1 tablespoon ginger powder (Vitamin E, B6, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, and Manganese)
1 tablespoon Mineral-O (mineral supplement powder made by Sticky Tongue Farms) to offset the phosphorous in the seeds and grains
1 tablespoon Calcium Plus (vitamin and mineral supplement by Repashy) to offset the phosphorous in the seeds and grains
If you prefer to know weights of ingredients used, check out the August 2012 mix.
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/697-dry-gutload-mix-august-2012.html
other Previous recipes:
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/575-january-2012-dry-gutload-recipe.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/425-may-2011-gutload.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/367-gutload-recipe-october-2010.html
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/394-dry-gutload-recipe-january-2010.html
General gutloading info: http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
