Nuts in gutload

littleliz

littleliz

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What kind of nuts are OK to use in gutload for your critters? And are there any nuts which should be avoided?
 
Hey im not sure what nuts are good or bad. But if you are looking for an easy way to gutload try cricketfood.com . The only things you will need besides this are a variation of greens. Collards, kale, endive, cabbage, etc. Many people use this on the forum.
 
collards and endive? I hear these names over and over again but I have no clue where you buy these from LOL. Ofcause I can buy ready made gut load (I will bear your suggestion in mind). my critters get what ever is about really... sweetpotato, watercress, carrot, dandilions, curly Kale, apple, orange, green pepper, cucmber, grapes, celery tops, etc etc. I try to give them a very varied diet. I am a little suprised that nobody here has any comment to make on the nuts question? I notice that in home made gutload, nuts are used... I have on occassions given the critters grated nuts. I do also have bee pollen and dried alfalfa which I mix with grated veg from time to time and I have given cooked egg once or twice. They have had crushed chicken pellets very occassionally and fish flakes to. I am not sure that dried milk products are really a natural type food for critters???? so very rarly include this. I did used to offer lemon and lime slices but I have read that these cause diareer so only offer these once every bluemoon and never for more than one day at a time. Now back to the nuts question..... nuts have all different properties so I would really like to know if they are all suitable please and which are better (and can be offered more regularly)
 
Hello again. Nothing new on the nuts but collards you can get at any supermarket and endive is sometimes called chickory I think. Sounds like you are doing good on the gutload I would not use the fish flakes I forget why maybe something about the dyes in it or maybe its just like dog and cat food which cause gout.
 
Hey thanks for your imput. No fish flakes LOL. I will have another look when I go shopping for chickory now :)
 
I use mixed unsalted nuts and unsalted sunflower seeds. As long as they're unsalted. I also ground them up with a coffee grinder, the crickets love them. I do use dry milk, just to ensure that the crickets have a source of calcium. I use bee pollen too, but to be honest, I don't know anything about why it's a health food.

Fish food as a lot of vitamin a in it that could build up in a chameleon's organs and cause hypervitaminosis a. I use 2 flakes of spirulina fish food per week because I don't give drops of vitamin a. I'm not suggesting this, though, I'm sure others might warn against it, I'm just using it because I don't trust myself in dosing a chameleon a pure vitamin substance.
 
Thanks thats very useful! Nuts and sunflower seeds are all things that I have in the house for me to eat anyway LOL. As far as I know... almonds contain quite a bit of calcium but hazelnuts are not as calorific. I guess just offering a good mixture of different sorts of nuts is the way to go ^__^ There does not seem to be any warnings anywhere about any kind of nut NOT being good for gutloading. i just thought that it was wise to ask rarther than just presume.

Bee pollen is taken by athletes... it is considered a kind of superfood LOL http://www.earthrise-foods.co.uk/BeePollen.html?gclid=CP_D6qbaopECFQ6hQwodmUbDeg . OK so this is only telling you about it for human consuption but UKchameleons.co.uk recon it is good and it is included in the gutload recepie on adcham
 
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I like the whole gutloading with nuts idea. It seems like there would be a lot of extra protein and stuff. Does anyone have a list of what other properties it adds?
 
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