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 Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: Mushrooms for Insects? |
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As anyone who read my previous post will know, I am trying to mix up a gut load for crickets, to that end I've been looking around a lot of health food shops for ingredients. I recently came across an article on the mushrooms shiitake and reishi. They are one of the few natural sources of D3, are nutrient dense and have exhibited anti tumor effects in animal trials. They sound like a good ingredient but I was just wondering if anyone had any idea if they were suitable for reptiles, any reservations about their use in gut load formula?
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They sound like a good idea, but think they have a very short shelf life.
I suppose if you buy them in small quantities and mix em in fresh would be ok.
Unless you can get them dried, which would be even better. |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Jas wrote: | They sound like a good idea, but think they have a very short shelf life.
I suppose if you buy them in small quantities and mix em in fresh would be ok.
Unless you can get them dried, which would be even better. |
Sink them in honey to extract the goodness out of them. The goodness will remain oin the honey for yonks. But u need to elave the mushies in the honey for quite a long time first.
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AS
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Thanks for replying, so you don't see them causing any problems for the reptiles that eat the crickets?
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That's a handy tip Rick not heard of that before.
AS, as these are for human consumption i cant see a problem with feeding them to your herps, just depends on if the insects actually eat them, but i imagine they all will. |
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| Jas wrote: | That's a handy tip Rick not heard of that before.
AS, as these are for human consumption i cant see a problem with feeding them to your herps, just depends on if the insects actually eat them, but i imagine they all will. |
For some reason honey has the ability to extract substances from other foodstuffs, dont ask me why or how it works, pretty clever stuff that ole honey. it is also very good for wounds that do not heal as it will encourage a crystalisation process that covers and protects the wound and again helps it to begin the healing process. Apparently it was used very commonly a long time ago to put onto leg ulcers!
Personally I prefer mine on toast. 
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| Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:22 am Post subject: |
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Wouldn't it be perfect for waxworm gutload, as that includes honey?
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You wasnt trying to see if dog vomit has the same healing properties was you?  |
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| Jas wrote: | | You wasnt trying to see if dog vomit has the same healing properties was you? |
hehehehehe no that was rat poison, wanted to see if I could revive him with a quick mushroom 
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