Are banana's and peaches safe gutloads?

[chamtrainer]

I know this might sound stupid but are banana's and peaches safe to feed to your crickets?

 

[Syn]

Bananas are ok in moderation, unsure about peaches.

 

[Seeco]

Yep, just wash em good. I sometimes use STRAWBERRIES! I tend to use sweeter stuff for the crix going to my babies and grainier foods for my adults. All must get greens of course.

Is it possible that the high potassium in bananas is a problem?

 

[chamtrainer]

I just cut up 1 banana half an apple and a carrot and put it in the crix cage. Was i not supposed to put the banana in?

 

[ColorCham427]

I remember reading both are OK but not really good... Sandra has an awesome blog on gutloads.

I use chameleononly.com's gutload recipe, dry and wet is the shizzzzzzznit. Steve's cricket crack is that crrraaaccckkk to my crickets LOL, his product is grade A.

 

[VeiledOwner87]

fruit spoils and molds alot faster than vegitables, the best is to make gutload ice cubes with everything you gutload your crickets with, including the fruits! PM gpmo, she has an awsome how to: video on youtube that she would share with you. this along with a dry gutload will be eawsome and more time giving then it by itself

 

[sandrachameleon]

Banana has far more phosphorous than calcium, and is therefore not considered a great choice for gutloading. Its fine to use on occassion, and is a good source of Potassium.

Peaches also have more Phosphorus than calcium, and are also not the best choice for gutloading. But these too also a good source of potassium and occassional use wont do any harm.

Apples are okay, but still not your best choice. Strawberries are about the same as Apples. Carrots are pretty good.

truly FRESH fruit and veg is better than frozen, but frozen is better than unfrozen that has been sitting around for a long while, and raw frozen is better than cooked.

You may find this particular blog enty useful:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html
or any of the entries in this section/category of my blog:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/nutritional-information/

The best fruit/veg gutload options, in my opinion, are:
dandelion leaves
papaya
sweet potatoe / Yam
mustard greens
carrots
romaine
Turnip Greens
oranges
Hybiscus LEAVES
winter squash
collard greens