Making a healthy feeder gut load for crickets!

[dakotakleiner]

I plan on buying a few things such as lettuce,mustard greens, kale, collard greens, squash, sweet potatoes, maybe a few slices of orange, apples, potatoes , alfalfa, baby rice cereal, wheat and blending them up in a blender possibly adding a amount of water to where I can make or press the matter into little squares and making my own gut load and freezing them until i need a square or two for my crickets .....can any one maybe add or subtract a couple ingredients from my list or give me some ideas or tips i think this will save me and hopefully alot of other people trips and hassles while gut loading ur feeder crickets i dont feel safe using pre-made substances from the pet store thanks

 

[summoner12]

Sounds neat. I read a thread on another forum once where someone did something similar. He didn't mix fruit or freeze it.. but it was a liquid chow for the crickets.

I suggest you check out Steve Sim's Cricket Crack. His member name on the forum is SSimsswiSS

 

[kinyonga]

dandelion greens, sweet red pepper, carrots.

Here's a gutload that comes highly recommended..
http://www.adcham.com/html/husbandry/gutload.html

 

[sandrachameleon]

I plan on buying a few things such as lettuce,mustard greens, kale, collard greens, squash, sweet potatoes, maybe a few slices of orange, apples, potatoes , alfalfa, baby rice cereal, wheat and blending them up[...]..can any one maybe add or subtract a couple ingredients

Skip the lettuce, unless it is romaine. Add dandelion instead. Not too much Kale (somewhat hinders absorption of calcium, and iodine). Not too much wheat. Bee pollen and Kelp / seaweed would be good to add. Seeds and nuts too. Or are you doing a dry gutload as well?

You'll still want fresh stuff though, not just thawed stuff. right?

 

[summoner12]

Here's a gutload that comes highly recommended..
http://www.adcham.com/html/husbandry/gutload.html

Just remember, no plagiarizing

 

[kinyonga]

I only provided a link...so I don't think its a problem!

 

[summoner12]

I only provided a link...so I don't think its a problem!

I know I know... Just playing....

 

[dakotakleiner]

im not sure i was planning on buying everything fresh maybe even some dried things and blending them together and freezing it so the stuff doesnt go bad

Skip the lettuce, unless it is romaine. Add dandelion instead. Not too much Kale (somewhat hinders absorption of calcium, and iodine). Not too much wheat. Bee pollen and Kelp / seaweed would be good to add. Seeds and nuts too. Or are you doing a dry gutload as well?

You'll still want fresh stuff though, not just thawed stuff. right?