vita bugs?

[jamest0o0]

Saw this on joshs frogs, anyone familiar with what this is all about?

 

[Scottsquatch]

No, perhaps some sort of vitamin supplemented gut load? Like more of a concentrate than normal gut load?

 

[jamest0o0]

https://www.joshsfrogs.com/timberline-vita-bugsr-crickets.html heres what i saw

 

[Scottsquatch]

I read the shtick under the order form. They claim the bugs are raised more slowly on a diet closer to wild insects which actually causes there "Body tissues" to be more nutritional. They claim it does not wear off like dusting and gut loading.

 

[jamest0o0]

Yeah I saw that, but there's no actual information to back it up. It's basically like saying "my bugs are raised healthier".

 

[Scottsquatch]

I know, until there is actual documented proof available, I'm just gonna dismiss it as malarkey.

 

[Sloppysponge]

http://timberlinefresh.com/products/vita-bugs/

 

[Scottsquatch]

Huh, I guess that's a pretty good analysis. Do you use these bugs Sloppysponge?

 

[Sloppysponge]

Nope, I just found a link. I live in Canada and unfortunately most of the site sponsors are untouchable to me.

 

[Sloppysponge]

Vita bugs we're at the show today giving away feeders, I have 500 crickets and 500 superworms to try from them. I will keep you posted.

 

[Sloppysponge]

They gave me some sort of chow for them also. Here is the package.

 

[werecat]

I grab the free ones at every show! They are fed a special chow. I don't put much stock in it and gut load and dust my feeders as I normally would but they do seem to have less die-off. I got crickets from Josh's Frogs awhile ago bc I was buying other stuff from them and they are still going strong! I wouldn't rely on their claims but I am happy with vitabug as a company.

 

[chamsarecool]

I am not aware of anything that leads me to believe the claims as of right now. So far as I know, from the peer reviewed literature I am aware of, that 24-48 hours prior to feeding is the critical gutload time for commonly used feeder insects.