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WHOLE VERTEBRATE FOODS


THE FOLLOWING NUTRITION STATS ARE MEANT AS A GENERAL GUIDE.  WHILE SOME SOURCES VERIFY SIMILAR NUMBERS, OTHERS I MAY HAVE FOUND AT ONLY ONE SOURCE.

At the bottom of the page you will find the links to any resources I have used and or found.  Some are technical papers that will provide a further understanding of the methods used and MANY more details on vitamins, diets, etc.

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Differing styles of reporting information:

The first style:

Statistics are taken from what is called dry matter, meaning that prior to testing the insect has been freeze dried in a vaccuum oven.  The moisture removed during process.  You will find many of the following listings have been taken from this type of chart.

C.P.     Crude Protein
C.F.     Crude Fat
Ash      Ash is the total of all minerals
G.E.     Gross Energy     Kcal also = gross energy
C.A.    Calcium
N/A     Not analyzed

A second way of providing stats have been done like this:
Moisture %           62.3
Fat %                  5.25
Ca:P Ratio %         1.7
Protein %             41.0
Ca:P% = calcium to phosphorous ratio.

A 3rd way of providing stats is done by a gram basis:
The use of this style means that the stats relate to human consumption.

Protein (g)              13.4
Fat (g)                    1.4
Carbohydrate           2.9 
Calcium (mg)           22.6 
Iron (mg)                6.0

calcium is  expressed in one more way:

 as a CPPM value   
ppm are simply part per million as percent (%) are just part per hundred.
So, 1% = 10000ppm.     (whispering thanks Cerberus)

For each insect a care and breeding link will be placed in with the specific insect / rodent.  Barring the availability of care sheets I will try to pass you forward to as much information as possible.

THE NUTRITION STATS GUIDE

The following listed values may have some fluctuations in both age and diet being fed.

MICE

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Info: Mice are the most common food for snakes and large meat eating lizards such as monitors. They are very easy to buy from pet shops and very easy to breed. You can get them living or frozen.

Nutritional Value:
 Neonatal, <3 g
Crude Protein:  64.2
Crude Fat:  17.0
Ash:  9.7
Kcal:  4.87

Juvenile, 3-10 g
Crude Protein:  44.2
 Crude Fat:  30.1
Ash:  8.5
Kcal:  6.65
 
Adult or >10 g
Crude Protein:  55.8
Crude Fat:  23.6
Ash:  11.8
Kcal:  5.25

Size Range: 1" to 4" (not including tail)

RAISING FEEDER MICE FOR PROFIT: http://www.captivebred.com/How%20to%20set%20up%20a%20mouse%20colony.htm

BREEDING VS. BUYING THREAD: http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-discussion/83282-breeding-vs-buying-mice-rats.html 

RATS

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Info: Rats are also a very common food for snakes and large meat eating lizards such as monitors. They are very easy to buy from pet shops and very easy to breed. You can get them living or frozen. They are also much friendlier then mice

Nutritional Value:

Adult or >50 g
Crude protein:  61.8
Crude Fat: 
 32.6
Ash:  9.8
Kcal:  6.37ª

Neonatal, <10 g
Crude Protein:  57.9

Crude Fat:  23.7
Ash:  12.2
Kcal: 
 5.30ª
Size Range:
2" - 10" (not including tail)


KEEPING AND BREEDING RATS
http://www.quite.co.uk/rats/

ANOLES

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Nutrition Value

D.M.   30.3
C.P.   67.4
C.F.    N/A
Ash    N/A
G.E.    N/A

BEARDED DRAGON

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Nutrition Value

D.M.   17.9
C.P.   63.6
C.F.    N/A
Ash     N/A
G.E.    N/A

LIZARDS

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Nutrition Value:  19 differing species
D.M.   28.8
C.P.    N/A
C.F.    N/A
Ash    4.8
G.E.    N/A

CUBAN TREE FROG

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Nutrition Value

D.M.   26.4 
C.P.   N/A
C.F.
Ash
G.E.

GREEN FROG

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Nutrition Value

D.M.   22.5 
C.P.   71.2
C.F.   10.2
Ash   N/A
G.E.  N/A

SOUTHERN TOAD (BUFO)

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Nutrition Value

D.M.    26.4  
C.P.    61.8
C.F.    13.7
Ash    N/A
G.E.   4.61

SNAKE

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Nutrition Value:  4 SPECIES USED

D.M.    28.0
C.P.    N/A
C.F.    N/A
Ash   17.0
G.E.   6.51

HAMSTERS

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Nutrition Value

D.M.   30.3  
C.P.   49.8
C.F.   34.7
Ash    7.5
G.E.   5.98

http://www.hamstercentral.com/wiki/Breeding_hamsters_as_a_hobby_and_Hamsteries

GUINNEA PIG

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Info: Guinea Pigs are sometimes fed to large snakes such as boas and pythons. they aren't commonly sold as a food item by pet shops so it will cost a bit more if you want to buy live Guinea Pigs to breed. however, they can often be bought online frozen.
Nutritional Value:  Males, 10 week
Protein: 51.4

Fat: 46.1
ASH: 9.2
KCAL: 6.99ª
Size Range: 4" - 12"

http://tolweb.org/treehouses/?treehouse_id=4713

RABBIT

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Info: Rabbits are often fed to large snakes such as boas and pythons that are 10ft or longer or large crocodilians. They aren't commonly sold as a food item by pet shops so it will cost a bit more if you want to buy live rabbits to breed. however, they can often be bought online frozen.

Nutritional Value:  Adult
Crude Protein: 63.5
Crude Fat:15.3
Ash:  9.4
Kcal:  5.41
Size Range:
4" - 14"

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/peterson106.html

CHICKEN

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Info: Chickens usually aren't sold in pet shops, live or frozen. usually you have to get them from farm supply stores, either at the store itself or online. its also possible to get frozen chickens online. usually people only buy adult chickens for very large snakes that are 15ft or longer or for very large crocodilians.

Nutritional Value: One-day-old 
Crude Protein: 64.9
crude Fat:  22.4
Ash:  6.4
Kcal:  5.80
Nutritional Value:  adult
Crude Protein:  42.3
Crude Fat:  37,8
Ash:  9.4
Kcal: 5.90


Size Range:tennis ball sized to bowling ball sized

CHICKEN BREAST

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NUTRITIONAL VALUES:
Protein:          92.0
Fat:                 4.0
Kcal:               4.4
Calcium:          .784
Ca:P              0.06

JAPANESE / BUTTON QUAIL

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Nutrition Value

D.M.    34.6
C.P.    71.5
C.F.    31.9
Ash    9.9
G.E.   6.79

KEEPING AND BREEDING QUAIL

http://www.thatquailplace.com/articles/index.php?id=8
http://www.chinesepaintedquail.co.uk/quails_incubation_brooder.html

PIG

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Info: Pigs usually aren't sold in pet shops, live or frozen. usually you have to get them from farm supply stores, either at the store itself or online. its also possible to get frozen pigs online. usually people only buy pigs for snakes that are 20ft or longer or for large crocodilians such as alligators.

Nutritional Value:   Juvenile
Crude Protein: 50.7
Crude Fat:33:.2
Ash
11.9
Kcal:  5.78

BEEF HEART AND BEEF LIVER

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HEART                                    LIVER
Protein:     79.6                       Protein:      69.0
Fat:           16.1                       Fat:            13.8
Kcal:         4.78                       Kcal:          4.66
Calcium     0.75                       Calcium      1.33
Ca:P         0:0.11                    Ca:P          0:0.01


SOURCES AND RESOURCES

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The first 4 links will provide you with the technical papers that explain and give many more details on the scope and nature of the testing, detailed analysis of vitamin contents, and more.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/zoo/WholePreyFinal02May29.pdf
http://www.nagonline.net/Technical%2...cal_papers.htm
http://www.nagonline.net/index.html
http://www.nagonline.net/Technical%20Papers/NAGFS00397Insects-JONIFEB24,2002MODIFIED.pdf
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/foods2.shtml
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/foods.shtml
http://www.food-insects.com/Insects%20as%20Human%20Food.htm
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/Misc/insectnutrition.html

http://doubleds.org/contactus.html
http://sleepydeegeckos.webs.com/care.htm#Livefood
http://www.rodentpro.com/qpage_articles_03.asp
 http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html  
http://edibug.wordpress.com/nutritional-info/
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/finfish-and-shellfish-products/4168/2
http://www.trapperarne.com/nutrition.htm
http://wichitafallsreptilerescue.webs.com/harvesterants.htm

 

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