Feeding feeder help!

[Thorgecko707]

Does anyone have a complete list of things crickets and mealworms eat? Was wanting to try potatoes for gut loading mealworms since it's high in starch and vitamins.

 

[BadKelpie]

I don't have a list or anything, but mealworms will eat potatoes. Carrots are popular with them too.

 

[Thorgecko707]

Right on. I'm trying to make my garden work for me.

 

[TokayKeeper]

this was a post from January 2008 I made to the Mealworms or Crickets poll

http://geckoforums.net/showpost.php?p=154274&postcount=22

I also keep my crickets of layena chicken laying mash. I use no potatos and when I don't have that list prepared, I only use carrots and butternut squash as they are high in betacarotene (the body breaks betacarotene down into Vit. A and it is also a lower chance to vit. a toxicity through this route than using a supplement to supply vit. a.).

 

[Thorgecko707]

Would dole apple sauce be a bad thing to feed the mealworms? I have tons of it laying around the shop.

 

[BadKelpie]

If it's just apples, it's fine, but if it has sugar added, I'd skip it.

 

[Thorgecko707]

That makes sense. Thank you. I guess a mealworm full on sugar is like one of us drinking a case of cola.

 

[LzzrdBoy]

I've been breeding mealies for nearly a year now and during that time have used the following on a regular basis.
Potato slices
Carrots sticks
Apple slices
Oats
Bran
Wheat Bran

I've got a rather large colony now and they're nice and fat. Neo the Leo is very happy!