Re: [Gecko] gutloading

[Chris]

I use the following: collard greens mustard greens turnip greens kale (limited amounts) cactus pad (If I remember right it has a 6:1 Calcium:phosphorus ratio) snow peas zucchini yellow squash butternut squash fig kiwi red, green, and yellow bell peppers dandelion greens and flowers   twice a week I give my crickets Purina ONE Beef and Rice Formula.  I also use a mix of oatmeal, bran, and wheat germ as my cricket bin substrate.  I use the above veggie diet on my iguana, chuckwallas, and desert iguanas, throwing in other fruits and etc, like cactus fruits, mulberry leaves and berries, and creosote.  My adult geckos are fed 8-10 crickets (tokays get 10-15) every other day and are supplemented with Miner-Al I every other feeding.  Hatchlings are fed 5-6 crickets in morning and 4-5 at night everyday and supplemented with Miner-Al every feeding as well.  Females producing eggs are supplemented every feeding.   Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: Pete Monsaas To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [Gecko] gutloading Matthew,   I currently use golden gecko gut-load and flukers at a 50/50 mix.  I used to use fish flakes, oats, spirilina powder, along with some vegetables for a few years and it worked well.  Anything with a good protein/calcium level and a low fat level should work.  I currently prefer the flukers/golden gecko gut load, it doesn't start to stink, even after a week, and with it, I have seen better color and growth in my animals.  I usually clean my cricket cages every week anyway, but when the fish flakes got moist, yuck!!!  Oh, I personally would suggest staying away from dog/cat food or even monkey chow, but that is up for some debate.  There are several commercial products available, but they are not cheap.  I would go with the Flukers or Golden Gecko, its cheap and keeps a long time.  I hope this helps.  I am only speaking from experience:-)   Thanks,    Pete   Peter W. Monsaas M(ASCP)                Molecular Gecko Inc. Northwest Hospital                               Quality Captive Bred Geckos and Frogs Department of Microbiology                   http://www.moleculargecko.com Seattle, WA. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 2:35 PM Subject: [Gecko] gutloading Hey everyone, I was wondering what you all use for gutloading your crix's.I know their are many different products out their but I would like to hear from what you guys use. And yes i gutload all my crix's Thanks Matthew bendig [EMAIL PROTECTED]