Gutloading Schedule?

[Beman]

Oh! What do you gutload your roaches with in particular?
Locusts seem pretty niche/hard to find, but if I do come across any, do you mean to not provide them with a heat source? Or that providing them with a heat source makes them partially digest the food?

Thanks for your insight!

Low protein diet so your looking for stuff that really has a protein level below 12% ish. Higher levels have been shown to build up uric acid levels in roaches. I use bug burger for my roaches. The last 6 years I have never had an issue. mix according to the directions on the container.

 

[LizardLurkin]

Sorry for the late response, I will look into bug burger, but are the go-to best gutloading ingredients in the site's care information a possible risk for the roaches building up uric acid levels?

 

[elizaann2]

Hello! I am always gutloading my buggies. I make the gutload mix that Beman shared with you already in a larger quantity and then freeze it into small ice cubes. I also make the bug burger in bulk and freeze that as well. I feed my bugs on Monday, Wednesday, Friday. They get a gutload cube, once a week I put in pre-made bug burger too and then occasionally i'll just throw in scraps of fresh veggies from the gut load list. I also get Josh's Frogs Premium Cricket Cuisine as a dry gut load to feed my bugs too, this is always in their bins and I swap it out when it runs low.

Your artwork is fantastic btw!

 

[LizardLurkin]

I am writing all of these down in my notes, thank you for the suggestions. I will also look out for the cricket cuisine.

Aww! Thank you! If you reply to that thread with a photo I'd be happy to draw your cham

 

[elizaann2]

I am writing all of these down in my notes, thank you for the suggestions. I will also look out for the cricket cuisine.

Aww! Thank you! If you reply to that thread with a photo I'd be happy to draw your cham

Awesome! Let me know how your gut loading schedule goes

Oh thank you I would love that!