Nutritional value of feeder insects...

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---------------Crickets---Meal worms---Wax worms---Super worms
Moisture %-----69.07------62.44----------61.73--------59.37

Fat %----------6.01-------12.72----------22.19--------17.89

Protein %------21.32-------20,27----------15.50--------17.41

Fiber %---------3.2--------1.73------------7.59---------6.80

Ash------------2.17--------1.57------------1.02---------1.20

Ca, ppm--------345---------133------------283----------124

P, ppm---------4238--------3345-----------2161---------2320

CA/P ratio %---0.081-------0.040----------0.131---------0.053
 
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Pepper

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So, then which is best?

A single protein source, or a variety of which kind?

Obviously waxies are fatty cheese burgers which should only be eaten as a snack!
 
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They can differ but the numbers are usually not far off from eachother... Each company may show different outcomes due to their gut load... These charts should be used as a base only and should not be taken as 100% accurate... In every chart it does show exactly how close a super worm is to a wax worm in fat content...
 
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Snowy & Petra de Gecko

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It's a Guide

Like with a lot of things ... the chart is a guide.:main_yes:

And that is why it would be different and confusing.:main_laugh:

The chart gives you a general reference and then you can make a better choice as to what you are feeding your Leos.:D
 
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