Feeding captive insectivorous animals: nutritional aspects of insects as food

Citation

Bernard JB, Allen ME. 1997. Feeding captive insectivorous animals: nutritional aspects of insects as food. In Nutrition Advisory Handbook Fact Sheet 003

Abstract

To successfully manage captive insectivorous species, data on nutritional composition of invertebrate prey are especially important. Since live insects may be the only food offered to some species, nutritional deficiencies can quickly arise if the nutrient levels in the live prey are imbalanced. Unfortunately, the few commercially available invertebrates are an incomplete nutrient package without appropriate supplementation, and may adversely affect the dietary husbandry of species which consume them as a substantial portion of the their total diet.

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