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8Food
Name
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RATING
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Calories
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Calcium
|
Phos.
|
Ca:P
Ratio
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Protein
|
Fat
|
Vit.
A, IU
|
Vit.
D, IU
|
Vit.
E, IU
|
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HUMAN FOODS1
|
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Beef Heart
|
1
|
112
|
7
|
212
|
0.03:1
|
18
|
4
|
0
|
15
|
|
|
Chicken (Canned)
|
2
|
184
|
14
|
153
|
0.09:1
|
25
|
8
|
113
|
|
|
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Egg (Boiled, No Shell)
|
2
|
50
|
50
|
172
|
0.29:1
|
13
|
12
|
586
|
20
|
|
|
Ground Beef (Lean)
|
3
|
333
|
24
|
218
|
0.11:1
|
14
|
30
|
0
|
|
|
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Salmon (Canned)
|
2
|
139
|
270
|
356
|
0.75:1
|
21
|
0
|
57
|
360
|
|
|
Sardines (Canned)
|
2
|
209
|
315
|
425
|
0.74:1
|
25
|
11
|
108
|
250
|
|
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Text’rd Veg. Protein
(dry)
|
2
|
279
|
255
|
0
|
255:1
|
50
|
1
|
41
|
|
|
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Tofu
|
3
|
76
|
315
|
110
|
2.85:1
|
8
|
5
|
166
|
|
|
|
Tuna (Water Pack)
|
2
|
128
|
11
|
158
|
0.07:1
|
26
|
1
|
57
|
200
|
|
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PET FOODS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cat Food (Canned)
|
3
|
95
|
125
|
111
|
1.12:1
|
50
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
Cat Food
(Kibble, Diet)
|
1
|
178
|
99
|
81
|
1.22:1
|
38
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
Dog Food (Canned)
|
2
|
90
|
25
|
20
|
1.24:1
|
100
|
16
|
10
|
|
|
|
Dog Food
(Kibble)
|
3
|
310
|
100
|
80
|
1.25:1
|
22
|
10
|
|
|
|
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Feline Diet (Canned)
|
1
|
128
|
65
|
55
|
1.18:1
|
19
|
18
|
|
|
|
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Primate Diet (Chow)
|
2
|
302
|
101
|
76
|
1.32:1
|
26
|
|
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VERTEBRATES4
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Chick, 1 day old
|
1
|
118
|
43
|
31
|
1.39:1
|
17
|
6
|
911
|
|
|
|
Mouse
(‘Fuzzy’)
|
1
|
85
|
22
|
20
|
1.10:1
|
12
|
3
|
562
|
|
|
|
Mouse (‘Pinkie’)
|
1
|
78
|
27
|
30
|
0.90:1
|
9
|
6
|
679
|
|
|
|
Rat (‘Fuzzy’)
|
1
|
142
|
65
|
59?
|
1.10:1?
|
17
|
8
|
|
|
|
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Rat (‘Pinkie’)
|
1
|
92
|
38
|
34?
|
0.90:1?
|
12
|
5
|
444
|
|
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INVERTEBRATES
|
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Butterworms
(%=%kCal)
|
1
|
|
43
|
.9%
|
|
27%
|
73%
|
|
|
|
|
Cockroach, American2
|
2
|
235
|
8
|
19
|
0.50:1
|
21
|
11
|
|
|
|
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Crickets, Adult2
|
1
|
165
|
>.5
|
1
|
0.08:1
|
20
|
4
|
|
|
|
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Earthworms2
|
1
|
93
|
34
|
18
|
1.89:1
|
13
|
4
|
trace
|
trace
|
|
|
Grasshopper3
|
1
|
|
28
|
|
|
14
|
3
|
|
|
|
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Mealworm Beetle2
|
2
|
223
|
3
|
300
|
1.10:1
|
25
|
7
|
|
|
|
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Mealworm Larvae2
|
3
|
244
|
4
|
29
|
0.14:1
|
20
|
12
|
trace
|
trace
|
|
|
Phoenix Worms
|
1
|
111
|
18
|
12
|
1.50:1
|
4
|
2
|
trace
|
trace
|
|
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Red Ants3
|
2
|
|
>1
|
|
|
13.9
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
Red Worms2
|
1
|
80
|
1.6
|
1
|
1.58:1
|
10
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
Silk Worms
(%=%kCal)
|
1
|
70
|
1
|
12
|
0.08:1
|
10
|
21%
|
|
|
|
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Superworms
|
2
|
242
|
13
|
232
|
0.05:1
|
18%
|
18%
|
|
|
|
|
Wax Worms2
|
2
|
241
|
28
|
216
|
0.13:1
|
15
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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SUPPLEMENTS
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
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Tera-Rep Vita Drops
|
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
2960
|
1480
|
65
|
|
Zoo Med Reptivite 3
|
|
|
6
|
3
|
2:1
|
|
|
62.5k
|
650
|
6.3
|
|
Calcium Carbonate 4
|
|
|
12.4
|
0
|
n/a
|
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
TNT Tortoise Sup.
|
|
|
Unk.
|
Unk.
|
Unk.
|
|
|
3125
|
|
|
|
Tetrofauna Reptocal
|
|
|
30%
|
6%
|
5:1
|
|
|
6230
|
388
|
21
|
|
Reptile-Life Tortoise
|
|
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
538.2
|
35.3
|
5.7
|
|
Flukers Vit. Spray
|
|
|
20%
|
10%
|
2:1
|
|
|
8333
|
625
|
6.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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TORTOISE FOODS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zoo Med Can-O-Crickets
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
Zoo Med Natural Forest
Tortoise Good
|
1
|
|
10
|
4
|
2.50:1
|
13
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
Mozilla Tortoise Diet
|
1
|
294
|
12
|
6.5
|
2:1
|
15
|
3
|
700
|
300
|
31
|
|
Mazuri Tortoise Diet
|
1
|
290
|
14
|
6.0
|
2.3:1
|
15
|
5
|
659
|
299
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gelatin, unsweetened, dry
|
|
335
|
55
|
39
|
1.4:1
|
86
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Values based on 100 gr. of raw food. Nutrient values are in milligrams unless noted
Sources-
-
www.elook.org
-
Feeding
Captive Insectivorous Animals: Nutritional Aspects of Insects as
Food. AZA, Nutrition Advisory Group Handbook,.
(http://www.house-of-reptiles.com/feederinvertebrates.pdf
for a summary)
-
The
Food Insects Newsletter,
July 1996 (Vol. 9, No. 2, ed. by Florence
V. Dunkel,
Montana State University) and Bugs
In the System, by May
Berenbaum
(http://www.ent.iastate.edu/misc/insectnutrition.html)
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Dierenfeld,
Alcorn and Jacobsen, 2002. Nutrient Composition of Whole Vertebrate
Prey (Excluding Fish) Fed in Zoos. AZA, Nutrition Advisory Group
Handbook, (http://www.house-of-reptiles.com/feedervertebrates.pdf )
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