Gutloading with vitamins

[dand883]

i've been wondering for a while now about putting the reptile vitamins in with the mealworm gutload i use and wanted to know if anyone's tried it. It seems to me that if it was in the food, the worms would always contain a small amout of vitamins and it would be more a more natural way for them to get some vitamins. it would also make things a little easier not having to dust them all the time(i still would keep pure calcium in the dish).

 

[Leopardbreeder]

My selling gutload (which is becoming surprisingly popular) contains Vitamans and extra calcium. It does work, but with the right amounts.

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

I use vionate, it has a couple of vitamins in it but I do dump a little reptivite in it when I get too much out of the mealie dishes but not always.

 

[dand883]

What amout have you found to work? i'm using mostly bulk food gutload(oatmeal, bran, wheat germ, grain mix, soy protein, few fish flakes/spriulina)
so for each X of gutload how much of the vitamin powder do i use? i don't really want to start expiramenting on my geckos if you've already got it figured out

 

[PaulSage]

I don't use a commercial gutload as often as I used to. I just give the worms a variety of cheap vegetation (potatoes, romaine, green leaf, random kitchen scraps/leftover fruits & vegetables) and occasional bagged generic cereal like corn flakes. I have vionate & calcium & mineral supplements in the mealworm dishes so the worms eat some of the supplements while getting dusted in them.

 

[Grinning Geckos]

I don't mix vitamins in the gutload, but (like Paul) I do have a layer of gutload, vitamins, and calcium in the feeding dish. At first I was worried the geckos wouldn't find the worms, but they figured out to dig around. Smart little guys!

 

[techgirl]

I usually mix some rep-cal herpitivite and calcium in with the mealworm bedding so they have access always. When I feed them off, they are dusted and put in bowl with some as well. Has always worked well for me.

 

[LadyGecko]

I have always put the scraped down cuttle bones that I use for pure calcium in with the worms-both mealies and supers and they are usually all over the cuttle bones when I open the tubs

I guess that they are consuming some of the calcium ???
I also use vionate/veggies and cereal in with my worms