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| + | *For information on lizard feeding, see [[Lizard Feeding|Lizard Feeding]]. |
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| ==Composition of various plant foods used in reptile diets== | | ==Composition of various plant foods used in reptile diets== |
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− | * Poor Ca:P ratio (<1) indicate a food item that is not suitable for reptiles
| + | Poor Ca:P ratio (<1) indicate a food item that is not suitable for reptiles |
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| + | ==Composition of various protein foods used in reptiles== |
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| + | All invertebrates require nutrient loading or high calcium dusting prior to feeding to reptiles to improve [[Calcium - Reptiles|Ca]]:[[Phosphorus - Reptiles|P]] ratio. |
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| + | !bgcolor="#9999FF"| Food Item |
| + | !bgcolor="#9999FF"| Dry Matter % |
| + | !bgcolor="#9999FF"| Protein % |
| + | !bgcolor="#9999FF"| Fat % |
| + | !bgcolor="#9999FF"| Energy Kcal/g |
| + | !bgcolor="#9999FF"| [[Calcium - Reptiles|Calcium]] % |
| + | !bgcolor="#9999FF"| [[Phosphorus - Reptiles|Phosphorus]] |
| + | !bgcolor="#9999FF"| Ca:P Ratio |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mealworms |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 38 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 47 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 35 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.23 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.71 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.3 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| " |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 42 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 53 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 35 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 6.6 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.06 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.53 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.1 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| " |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 38 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 55 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 31 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 5.4 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.07 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.71 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.1 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Locusts |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 31 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 62 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 19 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.10 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.75 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.1 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Crickets |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 38 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 55 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 30 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.23 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.74 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.3 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Earthworms |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 22 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 20 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 5.8 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.59 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.85 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.7 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Chick muscle |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 26 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 21 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 4.3 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.2 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.01 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.20 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.1 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Whole egg |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 25 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 12 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 11 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.05 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.22 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.0 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Day old chick |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 15 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 4.4 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.0 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.44 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.40 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.1 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| " |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 17 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 6.7 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.7 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.38 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.28 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.4 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mice 1-2 days |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.6 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.80 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.9 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mice 7 days |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.4 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.29 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.1 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mice adult |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 20 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 8.8 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 2.1 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.84 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.61 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.4 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Hills canine r/d |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 24 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 26 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 7.0 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 2.4 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.50 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.36 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.4 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Hills feline r/d |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 23 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 35 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 8.5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 3.5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.94 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.47 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 2.0 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mazuri primate |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 25 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 7.5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 3.8 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 2.2 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.46 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.5 |
| + | |} |
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| + | ==Commercial Reptile Diets== |
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| + | !bgcolor="#66FF99"| Manufacturer and Diet |
| + | !bgcolor="#66FF99"| Protein % |
| + | !bgcolor="#66FF99"| Fat % |
| + | !bgcolor="#66FF99"| Fibre % |
| + | !bgcolor="#66FF99"| Ash % |
| + | !bgcolor="#66FF99"| Calcium % |
| + | !bgcolor="#66FF99"| Phosphorus |
| + | !bgcolor="#66FF99"| Ca:P Ratio |
| + | !bgcolor="#66FF99"| Vit D IU/kg |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Zeigler IGUANA |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 20 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 10 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 9 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1.5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.7 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2.1 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2,000 |
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| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Zeigler CRICKET LOADING |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 19 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 8.0 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.6 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 13.3 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| - |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Pretty Bird JUVENILE IGUANA |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 18 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 15 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1.5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.8 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.4 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1.9 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2,200 |
| + | |- |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Pretty Bird ADULT IGUANA |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 12 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 9 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.7 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.4 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2.0 |
| + | |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2,000 |
| + | |} |
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| + | ==Comparison of commonly used supplements in reptiles== |
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| + | !bgcolor="#FFFF99"| |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Vionate /g Ciba Geigy |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Callo-cal D/ml C-vet |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Nutrobal/g Vetark |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFF99"| ACE-high/g Vetark |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Avimix/g Vetark |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFF99"| SA37/g Intervet |
| + | |- |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| A (IU) |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 200 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 500 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 2,530 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 1,177 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 769 |
| + | |- |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| E (IU) |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| >1 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 20 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 122 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 54 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 380 |
| + | |- |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| D3 (IU) |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 22 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 70 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 150 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 20 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 118 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 77 |
| + | |- |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Calcium (mg) |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 95 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| >1 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 208 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 10 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 142 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 10 |
| + | |- |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Phosphorus (mg) |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 64 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 0 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 5 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 10 |
| + | |- |
| + | !bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Ca:P ratio |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 1:48:1 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| - |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 46:1 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 2:1 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 30:1 |
| + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 1:1 |
| + | |} |
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