What do i feed crickets?
You should never feed wild caught insects to your domestic animal. They can carry bacteria, disease, mold, parasites, and/or pesticides and make your pet ill. GUT LOADING CRICKETS for REPTILES: The number one problem: Dried up and malnourished pet store crickets and mealworms. These food items are essentially useless. A dehydrated and unfed cricket contains almost no nutrients at all; refrigerated mealworms are even worse. A lot of the variety in nutrients found in wild insects is actually in the stomach content – usually plant material. We need to duplicate this to provide the best for our reptiles; without the risk of illness/disease/parasites which can result from feeding our pets wild insects. Please note that wax worms, while fattening, are not nutritious. Young geckos can eat small silk and phoenix worms, as well. Basic Dry/Staple Cricket Food: Equal amounts of dry Iguana food, dry dog food, chick starter mash, oatmeal (you can add dry baby food wheat/rye/rice/barley, etc. as wel
