heres a thought

[ScreamingIncognito]

so nutritionally speaking for a panther of about 7 months. would it be better to feed lots of small crickets or few large crickets?i have been getting the 3 week but he seems to fly through them no problem and i have seen him eat this one 5 week or so old cricket that was thrown in the bunch no problem. i was thinking the small crickets are softer and easy to digest plus lots of crickets with lots of gutload. or on the other had the larger crickets with large wings and legs but probably hold the dusting better and are a little meatier. i also feed him waxworms a bit like one or two every few days. will be buying some horn worms and super worms tomorrow maybe silk worms if i can find them.

 

[justjumpit621]

the most nutritional thought would be feeding a few dubia roaches every other day, they have a lot more "meat" and you don't have to feed as much. Plus you can breed them no problem and they don't make noise or climb or smell or bite

 

[Dave]

the most nutritional thought would be feeding a few dubia roaches every other day, they have a lot more "meat" and you don't have to feed as much. Plus you can breed them no problem and they don't make noise or climb or smell or bite

I second this. Dubia are a lot more substance for young juveniles who eat like cows. Plus, with a Starter Dubia Colony (250 mixed nymphs, 15 females, 5 males), you could be producing PLENTY of nymphs to feed off to your young one, and no more paying 12 cents a cricket! If you'd like that colony, I can set it up for $34.99 + shipping. I feed my panther juvenile non-stop dubia with the occasional hornworm/silkworm. You want to make sure he/she gets enough chitin, but not too much or they'll get impacted, hence the occasional soft worm to help the digestion. Of course proper watering procedures will help prevent this as well. Get a misting system if you haven't already.

Have a blessed day,
-Dave
SPF

 

[pssh]

I really recommend using a variety of well fed feeders rather than just one or two. I like roaches, supers, hornworms, and crickets the best. They each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they sort of balance each other out. Of course, even more variety would be preferable.

 

[Dave]

I really recommend using a variety of well fed feeders rather than just one or two. I like roaches, supers, hornworms, and crickets the best. They each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they sort of balance each other out. Of course, even more variety would be preferable.

Correct me if Im wrong, but don't crickets have a high phosphorus ratio, making them not so appealing for nutritional supplement for Chams?

-Dave

 

[Springreign]

I would love to purchase the starter Dubia colony, how can I do that, I have some already, but would like to get more. thanks

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

Correct me if Im wrong, but don't crickets have a high phosphorus ratio, making them not so appealing for nutritional supplement for Chams?

-Dave

If you don't gut load them then that may be the case, which is why you should always practice good gutloading so they turn into little nutritious capsules.

As for the original question it is my opinion that more small feeders are better because it provides more stimulation since they have to hunt more. The larger crickets do have more chitin than the smaller ones do, but that's about all the nutritional difference I think is relevant.

 

[Whammo72]

My thought, and not an expert thought, would be that fewer larger ones would have more meat to shell ratio and therefore less chitin over all.

 

[ScreamingIncognito]

I do mix it up as much as I can I just use mostly crickets as roaches are hard if not impossible to get around here and I gut load them very well. I do use waxworms and am getting some supers and hornworms on my way home from work today also I have heard this term impacted but I'm not fully sure what it means though I have a good idea. Also yes maybe in a week or two I will take you up on the offer on the starter colony od dubais

 

[Olimpia]

I've always thought the same thing, the larger an animal the smaller the surface area ratio becomes, so the adult crickets should - in theory - have more meat to shell ratio.