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Ben3233
07-23-2008, 05:30 PM
Hello, I would like to know the value of other insect compare to cricket.

Example: 1 superworm= 2crickets

Here are the comparasion
Superworm= x crickets?
Mealworm= x "
Silkworm= x''
Hornworm= x"
butterworm= x"
earthworm= x"
goliath worm=x"
roaches= x"
locust=x"

Thank you! :D

Alek
07-23-2008, 06:59 PM
I know that butter worms and wax worms are a great source of calcium compared to crickets

PuffDragon
07-23-2008, 07:50 PM
This is almost impossible to answer because it would all depend on what the insects are feeding on. When you see the nutritional charts on feeder insects, essentially the lab who did the testing is reporting on the insect and what they were being fed at that time. One labs testing for nutrition of crickets could completely differ from another labs testing on crickets. Since they have open circulatory systems there storing capabalities are rather limited. This is why we gutload our insect prior to feeding, so that they are little packets of nutrients. In the long run, your feeder insects are only as good as you feed them.

Alek
07-23-2008, 08:17 PM
I agree and it is very true for crickets but some insects do have there own nutritional false and pluses. I no for a fact that they are a great source of protien the rest is what ever they eat :D

PuffDragon
07-23-2008, 08:19 PM
But if you need numbers, this might help :P
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll288/PuffDr4gon/Misc%20Herps/untitled-1.jpg
http://www.feedersinc.com/insect-comparison/

Ben3233
07-23-2008, 10:39 PM
Ok thx both of you for your answers.

Thanks for the chart Puff Dragon, I was also looking for a chart like this. :D

But what the Ash% mean? :?:

PuffDragon
07-24-2008, 01:28 AM
Ash refers to the the amount of inorganic residue that remains after all the water and organic material in a food have been burned away. Determining the ash content is the first step in analyzing the amount of individual minerals that are found in a food. From a nutritional perspective, the ash content of a food is not particularly meaningful. We're usually more interested in the amount of specific minerals, such as calcium, iron, or zinc, that are present in a food.

If you want your brain to hurt you can also read this article:
http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~mcclemen/581Ash&Minerals.html

Ben3233
07-24-2008, 01:45 AM
If you want your brain to hurt you can also read this article:


Thank you for your answer, but I wont read the article, these kind of article are to hard to understand for me, because I'm french. :lol:

thx again
:D

Angelrose
07-24-2008, 02:26 AM
But if you need numbers, this might help :P
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll288/PuffDr4gon/Misc%20Herps/untitled-1.jpg
http://www.feedersinc.com/insect-comparison/

thank you much for the help, Puff

worldeater
07-24-2008, 04:30 PM
ash is carbon i believe, so it's basicly indigestable nothing?

i want to know about ash as well.

laurarfl
07-30-2008, 01:42 PM
I know ash is important for cats with kidney issues...I wonder if the same applies to reptiles.

worldeater
07-30-2008, 03:12 PM
well, charcoal is good for digestion, they use it on you when you eat poison to soak it up. maybe it aids digestion.

laurarfl
07-30-2008, 08:02 PM
worked in the ER....activated charcoal is given to absorb toxins before your body can. Generally the patient vomits nasty black stuff everywhere and black diarrhea is next...yucky stuff. Charcoal can actually inhibit the absorption of other meds and nutrients.

Here's a link about ash, but it pertains to cats. If you disregard the part about cat health, it gives a definition of ash.

http://pets.yahoo.com/cats/health-and-nutrition/189/the-facts-about-dietary-ash/

worldeater
07-30-2008, 08:34 PM
wow, inorganic material, whats left after it's burned, that definition makes soo much sense it's funny.


guy 1:"So, what did you do today?"
guy 2: "Burned a pile of catfood!"
guy 1: "Wern't you supposed to go to work today?"
guy 2: "I burn catfood for a living"
guy 1: .......................

laurarfl
08-01-2008, 09:02 PM
Yeah, I had to literally LOL. I'm thinking what's ash?...Hmm...what's ash...

The mineral matter leftover after burning...<slaps forehead> DUH!

Alek
08-02-2008, 12:10 AM
Just checked out the chart wow :D