Feeding supplements to feeders

[Andee]

So... this may be a question with no answer. But i do wonder if feeding things like repashy or a multivit supplement in small doses to feeder insects is safe or even changes things? It hasn't impacted my colonies over the years I have done it but they get maybe 1/8 of a teaspoon every week or two spread through out the whole colony in the dry chow i make. Which only makes up about 5-8% of their diet, the rest is the usual veggies from the store or the garden.

I still dust my feeders (i don't expect it to ever replace that. But I am always looking for ways to make healthier feeders for the reptiles)

 

[MissSkittles]

I think it’s something that I would avoid doing, just to play it safe. There have been times when keepers come with a health problem with their chams (often hinting at gout or kidney issue), but the only thing about their husbandry that could be responsible is feeding high protein diets or something else different to their feeders. If you have your colonies separated by the adult breeders and the nymph feeders, then you could give more to the adult breeders to keep them a bit healthier. I’m much more liberal with my breeders diets, but only after I’ve sorted thru and removed the nymphs.
You could use something like Repashy Bug Burger, Mazuri or one of the other quality commercial bug foods to supplement the fresh produce you give your bugs. I’ve always added a tiny pinch of bee pollen when making Bug Burger. Used to also add a tiny pinch of spirulina, but I ran out and keep forgetting to get more.