Difference between revisions of "Reptile Diet Composition"

Revision as of 15:48, 1 April 2010

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

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	-	0.23	0.71	0.3
"	42	53	35	6.6	0.06	0.53	0.1
"	38	55	31	5.4	0.07	0.71	0.1
Locusts	31	62	19	-	0.10	0.75	0.1
Crickets	38	55	30	-	0.23	0.74	0.3
Earthworms	22	20	5.8	-	0.59	0.85	0.7
Chick muscle	26	21	4.3	1.2	0.01	0.20	0.1
Whole egg	25	12	11	1.5	0.05	0.22	0.0
Day old chick	-	15	4.4	1.0	0.44	0.40	1.1
"	-	17	6.7	1.7	0.38	0.28	1.4
Mice 1-2 days	-	-	-	-	1.6	1.80	0.9
Mice 7 days	-	-	-	-	1.4	1.29	1.1
Mice adult	-	20	8.8	2.1	0.84	0.61	1.4
Hills canine r/d	24	26	7.0	2.4	0.50	0.36	1.4
Hills feline r/d	23	35	8.5	3.5	0.94	0.47	2.0
Mazuri primate	-	25	7.5	3.8	2.2	1.46	1.5


Manufacturer and Diet	Protein %	Fat %	Fibre %	Ash %	Calcium %	Phosphorus	Ca:P Ratio	Vit D IU/kg
Zeigler IGUANA	20	3	10	9	1.5	0.7	2.1	2,000
Zeigler CRICKET LOADING	19	4	5	-	8.0	0.6	13.3	-
Pretty Bird JUVENILE IGUANA	18	15	1.5	4	0.8	0.4	1.9	2,200
Pretty Bird ADULT IGUANA	12	3	9	5	0.7	0.4	2.0	2,000


	Vionate /g Ciba Geigy	Callo-cal D/ml C-vet	Nutrobal/g Vetark	ACE-high/g Vetark	Avimix/g Vetark	SA37/g Intervet
A (IU)	200	-	500	2,530	1,177	769
E (IU)	>1	-	20	122	54	380
D3 (IU)	22	70	150	20	118	77
Calcium (mg)	95	>1	208	10	142	10
Phosphorus (mg)	64	0	5	5	5	10
Ca:P ratio	1:48:1	-	46:1	2:1	30:1	1:1

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 *For information on lizard feeding, see [[Lizard Feeding|Lizard Feeding]].
-*For information on snake diets, see [[Snake Diet|Snake Diet]].
-*For information on snake feeding, see [[Snake Feeding|Snake Feeding]].
 ==Composition of various plant foods used in reptile diets==