Carrot LEAVES/STEMS for gutloading

[ChameLIonLover]

Greetings! Been a while since I've been on here, but I had a quick question.

My girlfriend's mom came home with some carrots from the farmer's market, so I was wondering if the stems/leafy part of the corn up top were a safe to add to the gutload mix.

Thanks for any feedback and suggestions!

Li

 

[ChameLIonLover]

What about Beet leaves? Anybody have experience with those?

 

[Andee]

Have no experience with beet leaves, but carrot tops are totally fine.

Edit: Beet tops can be used to feed feeders, but use it sparingly. They have high amounts of phosphorous.

 

[bobcochran]

Carrot tops are great and dandelion greens too!

 

[ChameLIonLover]

Thanks for your replies, everyone! Fed some to the dubia this evening.

 

[medgecko]

Beet tops have a pretty good Calcium/Phosphorus ratio but the oxylate levels are through the roof (scavenges calcium.)