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==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==
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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
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!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Dry Matter %
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!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Protein %
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!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Fat %
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!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Energy Kcal/g
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!bgcolor="#9999FF"| [[Calcium - Reptiles|Calcium]] %
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!bgcolor="#9999FF"| [[Phosphorus - Reptiles|Phosphorus]]
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!bgcolor="#9999FF"| Ca:P Ratio
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|-
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mealworms
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 38
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 47
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 35
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.23
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.71
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.3
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|-
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| "
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 42
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 53
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 35
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 6.6
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.06
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.53
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.1
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|-
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| "
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 38
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 55
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 31
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 5.4
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.07
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.71
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.1
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|-
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Locusts
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 31
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 62
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 19
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.10
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.75
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.1
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Crickets
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 38
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 55
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 30
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.23
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.74
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.3
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Earthworms
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 22
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 20
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 5.8
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.59
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.85
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.7
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Chick muscle
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 26
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 21
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 4.3
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.2
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.01
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.20
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.1
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Whole egg
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 25
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 12
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 11
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.5
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.05
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.22
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.0
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Day old chick
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 15
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 4.4
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.0
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.44
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.40
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.1
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| "
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 17
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 6.7
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.7
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.38
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.28
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.4
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|-
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mice 1-2 days
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.6
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.80
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.9
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mice 7 days
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.4
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.29
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.1
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mice adult
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 20
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 8.8
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 2.1
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.84
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.61
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.4
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Hills canine r/d
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 24
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 26
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 7.0
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 2.4
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.50
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.36
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.4
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Hills feline r/d
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 23
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 35
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 8.5
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 3.5
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.94
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 0.47
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 2.0
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| Mazuri primate
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 25
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 7.5
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 3.8
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 2.2
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.46
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|bgcolor="#CCCCFF"| 1.5
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==Commercial Reptile Diets==
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!bgcolor="#66FF99"| Manufacturer and Diet
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!bgcolor="#66FF99"| Protein %
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!bgcolor="#66FF99"| Fat %
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!bgcolor="#66FF99"| Fibre %
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!bgcolor="#66FF99"| Ash %
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!bgcolor="#66FF99"| Calcium %
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!bgcolor="#66FF99"| Phosphorus
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!bgcolor="#66FF99"| Ca:P Ratio
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!bgcolor="#66FF99"| Vit D IU/kg
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Zeigler IGUANA
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 20
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 10
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 9
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1.5
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.7
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2.1
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2,000
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Zeigler CRICKET LOADING
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 19
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 5
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 8.0
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.6
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 13.3
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| -
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Pretty Bird JUVENILE IGUANA
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 18
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 15
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1.5
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.8
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.4
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1.9
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2,200
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Pretty Bird ADULT IGUANA
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 12
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 9
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 5
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.7
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 0.4
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|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2.0
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|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
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!bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Callo-cal D/ml C-vet
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!bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Nutrobal/g Vetark
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!bgcolor="#FFFF99"| ACE-high/g Vetark
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!bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Avimix/g Vetark
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!bgcolor="#FFFF99"| SA37/g Intervet
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| A (IU)
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 200
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| -
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 500
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 2,530
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 1,177
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 769
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| E (IU)
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| >1
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| -
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 20
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 122
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 54
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 380
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| D3 (IU)
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 22
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 70
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 150
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 20
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 118
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 77
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Calcium (mg)
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 95
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| >1
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 208
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 10
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 142
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 10
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Phosphorus (mg)
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 64
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 0
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 5
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 5
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 5
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 10
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!bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Ca:P ratio
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 1:48:1
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| -
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 46:1
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 2:1
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 30:1
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|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 - 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

Commercial Reptile Diets

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


Comparison of commonly used supplements in reptiles

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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