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An article about uric acid and gout by Allen Repashy i found interesting
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[QUOTE="Axil, post: 2021770, member: 117612"] I have become increasingly confused with the opinion superworms and mealworms fall into the "limited treat" category, but BSFL are great. . Assuming the [URL='https://dubiaroaches.com/blogs/feeder-insects/are-dubias-too-high-in-protein']nutrition information[/URL] I found is accurate - mealworms have less fat and more protein than BSFL. It's very close, and the BSFL provide lots of calcium which is awesome, but i don't see how you can call one "high in fat" and not the other. Superworms have more protein than either but are a bit more fatty. BSFL are listed as nutrigrub on this list: [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20230424_182220_Chrome.jpg"]79918[/ATTACH] The other issue you hear a lot is the impaction risk of both superworms and mealworms. This has led me to be very cautious about feeding them. I have slowly increased the amount of superworms I'll give Beebz in a single sitting and I've not noticed any chitin in his poo, he still goes every day with the odd exception he'll wait 2. Last time I picked up crickets I grabbed a small tin of mealworms from petsmart and will see how that goes as well. Not sure if you mentioned whether your guy likes crickets or not. Beebz loves them, and while i'm not a fan, he gets a lot of exercise chasing them so i try to get them for him now and again. They are very high in protein relative to fat, with a ratio protein/fat ratio even higher than Dubai So anyway, i've been wondering the same thing you are. If it's fine to feed a meal of BSFL, why not mealworms or superworms? Also funny how your guy won't take hornworms, and Beebz goes nuts as soon as he sees the container. *edit* [URL='https://reptifiles.com/feeder-insect-nutrition-facts-chart/']here's a Reptifiles article[/URL] with a nutritional breakdown of insects that seems to be a little more comprehensive than the one i cited. They do point out superworms specifically as a "treat" feeder. It still seems odd to me that superworms at a ratio of 1.18 P/F is considered a lot different than BSFL at 1.55 P/F Crickets and roaches seem to fall between 2-3 P/F [/QUOTE]
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