Clover

[sandrachameleon]

Do you include clover leaves or flowers in your feeder feed?
Do you have nutritional analysis of clovers?

I know Clover is a nutritious green, a source of calcium, chromium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, iron, potassium, thiamine, beta carotene and several vitamins including C, and a very good source of plant based protien.

But (presumably because its not eaten much by humans anymore) Im having trouble finding detailed nutritional analysis for white or red clover leaves and flowers. If anyone has this info available please share!

Is anyone using clover to feed any of your feeders? I provide to hissers and dubia on rare occassion, but have been toying with the idea of increasing this.

 

[tkilgour]

I use clover and the flowers to gutload crickets and my torts eat them too.

 

[seanUTD]

I'm SO GLAD TO HEAR THIS!!! Here in Dallas there are whole FIELDS of clovers!!! I never thought I could feed those plants off

 

[sandrachameleon]

I use clover and the flowers to gutload crickets and my torts eat them too.

any info on what nutrients (in specific quantity) can be expected in a given weight or volume?

 

[sdheli420]

I use clover and the flowers to gutload crickets and my torts eat them too.

my sulcatta(well in the hands of my ex now) used to love munching on them in the yard..a long time ago i used them in my gut loads, but they dont grow anywhere around here that ied want to pick them..( the where right on the back patio at the old place)..so i know they must be good, morla couldnt ever get enough!

 

[ladysilkworm]

there was a jack rabbit that used to be on my lawn.. he was attracted to the clover that seems to be only available on at my place... until he got later ran over by a car.. I'm sure clovers are very good food source, they also cannot be killed due to strong root system= always come back no matter what you do with it.

 

[SSimsswiSS]

I pull out burclover, or black medic from the lawn in spring. Feed to crickets and the roaches.

 

[sandrachameleon]

thanks !
I'll continue to include clover and may even increase its use with at least the hissers (who seem to really love it)

 

[Shawntea]

yay clover. I had no idea I could feed to gutload. My daughter has a rabbit run for her bunnies for 4H and it is covered in clover!