<\/strong><\/p>\nMany pet owners prefer dusting the insects with vitamin and mineral powders before they feed these insects to their pets. It is fast and does not require a lot of time. But, dusting is not effective like gut-loading and it inky works if you provide your pet some supplements.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, if you gut-load the insects, you can feed the insects a lot of nutrition, and they get a higher nutritional value. Besides that, gut-loading means the insects need to digest the food. Their digestive tract breaks down the food. As a result, your pet gets minerals and vitamins quickly.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, dusting is possible if the insects are dead. But, your pet is a predator by nature and prefers to hunt down its food, you can only provide them live feed. Any for living dubia roaches, gut-loading is competent than a dusting.<\/p>\n
Importance of gut-loading for dubia roaches<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\nDibia roaches are a staple diet for almost every reptile pet. Hence, gut-loading them comes with loads of benefits. The main advantage is that gut-loading allows your pet to get a healthy dose of food besides the insect itself. Your pet may suffer from health syndromes and diseases if they do not get enough nutrition. Gut-loading, the feeder insects, decreases the chance of malnutrition and related diseases.<\/p>\n
Additionally, dubia roaches may not contain every mineral or vitamin for your pet. Gut-loading allows you to provide the missing items to the pets through food effortlessly.<\/p>\n
Dubia roaches do not have a proper amount of calcium. It is because their exoskeleton is also devoid of calcium. Hence, gut-loading the insects with calcium-rich food can help you bridge the nutritional gap for your reptile pet.<\/p>\n
How to gut load the dubia roaches?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\nThe procedure is pretty simple. In general, experts recommend to gut-load the dubia for 24 hours. But they have a unique digestive system and can easily digest the gut-loaded food items. Please remember that you need to insects ton digest their food to ensure effective gut-loading.<\/p>\n
Select the feeder insects you want to provide to your pet and keep them in a small separate container with proper ventilation. Add the gut-loading food in the box and allow the insects to consume it properly. Additionally, make sure they get enough time to digest the food.<\/p>\n
Some points you need to know-<\/strong><\/p>\n