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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==
 
==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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All invertebrates require nutrient loading or high calcium dusting prior to feeding to reptiles to improve Ca:P ratio.
  
  
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!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Fat %
 
!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Fat %
 
!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Energy Kcal/g
 
!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Energy Kcal/g
!bgcolor="#9999FF"| [[Calcium - Reptiles|Calcium]] %
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!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Calcium %
!bgcolor="#9999FF"| [[Phosphorus - Reptiles|Phosphorus]]
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!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Ca:P Ratio
 
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.07
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Locusts
 
|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Locusts
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Crickets
 
|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Crickets
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.74
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Earthworms
 
|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Earthworms
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 20
 
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 5.8
 
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Chick muscle
 
|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Chick muscle
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 4.3
 
|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 4.3
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Whole egg
 
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.05
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Day old chick
 
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 4.4
 
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 6.7
 
|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 6.7
|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.7
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.38
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mice 1-2 days
 
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.6
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.80
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mice 7 days
 
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.84
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Hills canine r/d
 
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 7.0
 
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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"| 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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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


Composition of various protein foods used in reptiles

All invertebrates require nutrient loading or high calcium dusting prior to feeding to reptiles to improve Ca:P ratio.


Food Item Dry Matter % Protein % Fat % Energy Kcal/g Calcium % Phosphorus Ca:P Ratio
Mealworms 38 47 35
42 53 35
38 55 31
Locusts 31 62 19
Crickets 38 55 30
Earthworms 22 20 5.8
Chick muscle 26 21 4.3
Whole egg 25 12 11
Day old chick - 15 4.4
- 17 6.7
Mice 1-2 days - - -
Mice 7 days - - -
Mice adult - 20 8.8
Hills canine r/d 24 26 7.0
Hills feline r/d 23 35 8.5
Mazuri primate - 25 7.5