Zoo Med Cricket Boost Hydrating Jelly Cup .56 oz

Crickets are one of the best feeder insect choices for your pet reptile: They’re high in protein, low in fat, and conveniently available at nearly every pet store! However, they’re low in calcium and can be hard to keep alive at home.

Feeding crickets a high-calcium, dry diet for 1-3 days (”gut-loading”) is the gold standard for improving their calcium content to at least a 1:1 calcium-to-phosphorus ratio (Ca:P). However, crickets need to stay hydrated to survive this gut-loading process. Reptile nutritionists advise against offering fresh fruit, vegetables, or the typical fruit-based jelly cups because they are more appealing than a high-calcium gut-load diet and can further dilute the insect’s nutritional value. After countless tests, trials, and formulas, we developed a calcium-fortified hydrating jelly that complements gut-loading, rather than detracting from it!

Water, Concentrated Carrot Juice, Agar Agar, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthum Gum, Sodium Citrate, Calcium Chloride, Calcium Lactate, Calcium Gluconate, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin D3, Vitamin E, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Folic Acid, Potassium Chloride