Oats / rolled oats for Gut-Loading Feeder Insects
Good dry gut-load base for a cricket culture, keeping insects active without adding excess moisture.
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Fruit fly media (commercial mix) is rated "excellent" for gut-loading feeder insects. A good commercial Drosophila media already balances nutrition for the culture; some keepers add a pinch of bee pollen or spirulina to boost the nutritional value passed on to the gecko.
Mashed sweet potato / carrot (in springtail/cricket culture) is rated "good" for gut-loading feeder insects. Good beta-carotene and energy source for any live feeder culture being kept for pinhead crickets or supplemental springtails.
Bee pollen granules (crushed, in fruit fly media) is rated "excellent" for gut-loading feeder insects. Boosts protein and micronutrient content of the fruit fly culture, mirroring the pollen this species would encounter foraging on flowers in the wild.
Spinach is rated "avoid" for gut-loading feeder insects. High oxalate content binds calcium in the feeder's gut — counterproductive if gut-loading for calcium content.
Citrus fruits is rated "avoid" for gut-loading feeder insects. High acid content stresses feeder insects and may cause them to die before feeding.
Avocado is rated "avoid" for gut-loading feeder insects. Toxic to many insects and will kill your feeders before they reach your gecko.