Stick insect nutritional value anyone?

[Truffs1178]

If they can eat snails then that would be good because I read snails shells have lots of calcium in them.

[JeffreH]

Sorry Jack, I'm really not sure. I know gastropods can be notorious carriers of parasites but I'd assume then would be okay to feed so long as they were not in contact with any -cides, etc. I've never actually reared them or tried to feed them off...

[Truffs1178]

Decided not to feed them anyway. They can cause meningitis in humans so I don't know what they could do to frogs.

[badkelpie]

I can't remember what it is, but there is a certain type of leaf that some people feed to stick insects that is toxic. But if kept on bramble (blackberry, raspberry) leaves, they are safe.

Bramble plants are non toxic. You can make tea from raspberry leaves, and my rabbits could live on the stuff.

[Truffs1178]

That's just what I thought. The toxic leaf is the new leaves on bramble(the ones that still have hairs) contain a toxic chemical which kills baby stick insects but I only give mine full grown leaves.