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[QUOTE="JohnM, post: 2021095, member: 116424"] I had tons of discoids from 2 years of breeding them I thought that I'd never run out. Well 2 dozen dragons later and daily feedings, I started to run out of insects to feed them and needed an insect substitute for their diet. So since you asked me, I had lots of data on the nutritional value of various genera and species of insects, both those that are commonly fed to captive reptiles and others as well. So I compiled all that data into an average nutritional value that was my target diet based on moisture, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber/chitin, ash and calcium: phosphorus ratios. The only thing missing was the ideal Ca to P ratio which I wanted to be somewhere between 1.5:1 to 2:1. I consulted USDA nutritional value tables available on line. Based on all that I came up with: it's based on large grade A hard boiled eggs. If you use other than large eggs (average weight of 50 grams) the ratios will need to be adjusted accordingly. Insect substitute formula: 1 large hard boiled whole egg 1 large hard boiled egg white only 0.5 grams calcium carbonate powder 16.5 grams krill &/or arctic copepod meal through Brine Shrimp Direct or TDO Chromoboost by Reed Nutrition. I used the TDO Chromoboost since I had it on hand. This mixture will provide: Moisture 67.9% Protein 19.5% Fat 5.88% Fiber/chitin ~2 - 3% depending on last ingredient chosen (nothing from eggs) with Chromoboost it's only 0.58% Calcium minimum 287 mg Phosphorus minimum 170 mg Ca:P ratio 1.69:1 [/QUOTE]
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