Proper gutload?

[unkempt1]

Cool. Yah, my feeder bin sees ZERO dog food, or any grains at all for that matter. Only veggies with the rare piece of fruit.

You had mentioned giving the breeder colony cricket food instead of dog food... what type of protein is in that stuff? Is it something I can pick up and incorporate into my homemade chow? I prefer to make my own since it's cheaper (and hey, to be honest I get a real kick out of it ).

[GrifTheGreat]

Cool. Yah, my feeder bin sees ZERO dog food, or any grains at all for that matter. Only veggies with the rare piece of fruit.

You had mentioned giving the breeder colony cricket food instead of dog food... what type of protein is in that stuff? Is it something I can pick up and incorporate into my homemade chow? I prefer to make my own since it's cheaper (and hey, to be honest I get a real kick out of it ).

You're probably doing fine. I mentioned the cricket food for calcium. Horn Frogs need a lot of calcium. Much more than most other species aside from Pyxi Frogs. The feeders themselves contain protein. Roaches actually have a decent amount as do Night Crawlers.

[unkempt1]

That's good news! I assumed that's why you mentioned it but wanted to make sure. I always dust them prior to feeding, but prefer not to feed them too much calcium just in case it's bad for them, like it is with other molting insects.

I just finished making a new batch of chow, this time I incorporated some old coconut flakes my wife was going to throw away. What was she thinking, we have roaches to feed for gods sake! LOL! After about 20 minutes I took a small peek in the breeder bins and they were devouring it! Right after that I stashed the bag of flakes in one of my reptile drawers.

I know what you're thinking Grif - LET'S GET BACK TO TALKING ABOUT THE FROGS! Ok, we can do that. Thanks for your help, advice, and perspectives!

[GrifTheGreat]

That's good news! I assumed that's why you mentioned it but wanted to make sure. I always dust them prior to feeding, but prefer not to feed them too much calcium just in case it's bad for them, like it is with other molting insects.

I just finished making a new batch of chow, this time I incorporated some old coconut flakes my wife was going to throw away. What was she thinking, we have roaches to feed for gods sake! LOL! After about 20 minutes I took a small peek in the breeder bins and they were devouring it! Right after that I stashed the bag of flakes in one of my reptile drawers.

I know what you're thinking Grif - LET'S GET BACK TO TALKING ABOUT THE FROGS! Ok, we can do that. Thanks for your help, advice, and perspectives!

Lol!! I actually enjoy feeding the Roaches apples. It sounds like a whole crowd of people munching.