VenusAndSaturn":34oidby2 said:You should definitely offer multivitamins. Usually dust their bugs on weekends or two times a week for the multivitamins and with calcium five times a week. I actually have rep-cal calcium without d3 and then zoomeds calcium with d3 along with rep-cals multivitamins. What i do is that ill give the multivitamins two times a week, the calcium without d3 three times a week and then calcium with d3 two times a week.
CooperDragon":2gpf1j8g said:With the high output lights they can probably synthesize their own D3 so using a plain calcium is best. I use Repashy SuperCal NoD which seems to work well. If you can get them to eat salad that will allow you to provide a lot of vitamin variety so the multivitamin may not be needed. For the little guys who eat mostly bugs it's probably beneficial to offer it once or twice per week (I have Repashy Supervite). I dust the bugs at every feeding with one or the other.
CooperDragon":25l44fbt said:Overdose can happen but I don't think it's common. I don't see much mentioned about it happening on here. If he likes veges, I'd let him have it. Keep offering bugs on a regular schedule but if he's into his salad I'd consider that a bonus (as kingofnobbys mentioned in the other thread). I don't think it would be harmful especially if that's what he's craving. Provide variety and let him take what he wants, especially at his age.
As far as dusting goes, a little extra won't hurt now and then. I've found it easiest to put some bugs in a small cup, then add a bit of powder and just gently shake them till they have a nice light even coat. Then offer them up a little at a time. Shaking them a bit makes sure they are well coated and gets rid of excess.
CooperDragon":snod3ye1 said:Some folks on here like to blend up the veges in the food processor and then put it in ice cube trays. That gives a serving of veges whenever you need it. I haven't tried it, but it might be worth a shot.
CooperDragon":jrb1uf4o said:That's how I usually go too. I build salads as part of my morning routine now, shredding greens and chopping squash into little worm shapes, chopping up bell peppers and green beans... These guys don't know how good they have it =).
CooperDragon":3k0nxxxy said:Darwin gets the best food in the house. His roach colony gets the second best food in the house. I eat the scraps =).
Yeah if you take a summer squash (or any squash I guess) and cut a slice/circle of it, then cut that in half you can chop a bunch of inch long worms out of it. Makes a great topper to a salad and the shape makes it easy to hand feed.
CooperDragon":33oxniel said:I feed the roaches leftover salads from Darwin. Kitchen scraps (veg). They really like squash. They've eaten all of the pumpkin guts from carving for halloween. Sometimes I give them a banana or some bread slices or slices of orange. I try to vary it a bit but generally they get leftover salads from Darwin. They're pretty good little composters.
The squash worms are just straight but you could cut them to any shape I suppose. This is how I usually cut them up.
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