Effect of post-gut loading time on the macro-nutrient content of Mealworm, Dubia, and Snails
Abstract of the study: Techniques for increasing the nutritional value of feeder invertebrates include dusting the prey items with a vitamin and mineral powder supplement, or providing the invertebrates with nutrient-rich food, called gut loading, prior to feeding to insectivores. However, the delay between gut loading of prey and consumption…