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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 |
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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 |
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Mealworms | 38 | 47 | 35 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 |