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*For information on lizard feeding, see [[Lizard Feeding|Lizard Feeding]].
 
 
 
 
==Composition of various plant foods used in reptile diets==
 
==Composition of various plant foods used in reptile diets==
  
Poor Ca:P ratio (<1) indicate a food item that is not suitable for reptiles
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* 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==
 
 
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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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|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"| -
 
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|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
 
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|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
 
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| A (IU)
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 200
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| -
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 500
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 2,530
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 1,177
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 769
 
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| E (IU)
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| >1
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| -
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 20
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 122
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 54
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 380
 
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| D3 (IU)
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 22
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 70
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 150
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 20
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 118
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 77
 
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Calcium (mg)
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 95
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| >1
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 208
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 10
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 142
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 10
 
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Phosphorus (mg)
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 64
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 0
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 5
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 5
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 5
 
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 10
 
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!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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Revision as of 22:39, 4 March 2010



Composition of various plant foods used in reptile diets

  • Poor Ca:P ratio (<1) indicate a food item that is not suitable for reptiles
Food Item Dry Matter % Protein % Fat % Energy Kcal/g Calcium % Phosphorus Ca:P Ratio
Alfalfa - 16 37 3.9 1.29 0.21 6.1
Iceberg lettuce - 1.2 2.5 0.14 0.04 0.03 1.3
Carrots 10 0.7 - 0.23 0.05 0.03 1.3
Broccoli - - - - 0.10 0.07 1.5
Grass(lawn) 33 2.4 1.2 1.6 0.10 0.09 1.1
Clover hay - 11 1.9 - 1.00 0.20 0.5
Fennel - 2.8 0.4 - 0.10 0.50 2.0
Cabbage - 1.3 0.2 - 0.04 0.04 1.2
Collard - - - - 0.20 0.07 2.8
Dandelions - - - - 0.19 0.08 2.8
Endives - 1.7 0.1 - 0.08 0.03 2.4
Kale - - - - 0.18 0.06 2.9
Spinach - 3.0 0.3 - 0.09 0.06 1.7
Parsley - - - - 0.20 0.13 1.5
Radishes - - - - 0.04 0.03 1.6
Turnip - 1.1 0.9 - 0.06 0.02 2.9
Watercress - 2.2 0.3 - 0.22 0.05 4.2
Mustard cress - - - - 0.07 0.01 1.0
Blackberries - - - - 0.06 0.02 2.6
Cranberries - - - - 0.02 0.01 1.4
Blackcurrants - - - - 0.06 0.04 1.4
Red currants - - - - 0.04 0.03 1.2
Damsons - - - - 0.02 0.02 1.5
Figs - - - - 0.28 0.09 3.0
Lemons - - - - 0.11 0.01 9.2
Oranges 13.9 0.8 - 0.35 0.04 0.02 1.7
Raspberries - - - - 0.04 0.03 1.4
Lettuce 4.1 1.0 0.4 0.12 0.02 0.03 0.9
White grapes 20.7 0.6 trace 0.63 0.02 0.02 0.9
Tomatoes 6.6 0.9 trace 0.14 0.01 0.02 0.6
Bananas 29.3 1.1 0.3 0.79 0.01 0.03 0.3
Apples - 0.2 0.6 0.57 trace 0.01 0.6