1
|
Barboza T, Bercier M. An Update on Companion Inland Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) Nutrition. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2024; 27:71-84. [PMID: 37709603 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2023.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
Abstract
Evidence-based recommendations for the amount, type, and frequency of food items and supplements are lacking for bearded dragons. General recommendations based on ecological data, a few studies, and experts in the field are to: provide at least 50% high-fiber plant matter dusted in pure calcium and less than 50% adult and lower fat larval insects gut loaded with an 8% calcium diet and dusted with pure calcium, provide ultraviolet B lighting for vitamin D3 synthesis, provide multivitamins on a weekly basis, or monthly at minimum, provide a water dish large enough to soak and drink.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Trinita Barboza
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Zoological Companion Animal Medicine Service, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA, USA.
| | - Marjorie Bercier
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Zoological Companion Animal Medicine Service, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA, USA
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Ververis E, Boué G, Poulsen M, Pires SM, Niforou A, Thomsen ST, Tesson V, Federighi M, Naska A. A systematic review of the nutrient composition, microbiological and toxicological profile of Acheta domesticus (house cricket). J Food Compost Anal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
|
3
|
Cerreta AJ, Smith DC, Ange-Van Heugten K, Minter LJ. Comparative nutrient analysis of four species of cockroaches used as food for insectivores by life stage, species, and sex. Zoo Biol 2021; 41:26-33. [PMID: 34418140 DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
A variety of insects are fed to insectivorous animals; however, nutritional analyses are often limited to adult life stages. Four species of nymph and adult female and male cockroaches (Blaberus giganteus, Blaptica dubia, Blatta lateralis, and Gromphadorhina portentosa) were analyzed for moisture, crude protein (CP), acid detergent fiber (ADF), fat, ash, and mineral content. The small sample size of this study precluded statistical analyses, however comparatively, CP in adult B. lateralis and B. dubia was greater than the CP in nymphs of the same species. Adult and nymph B. dubia had the greatest CP (96.6% and 65.3%, respectively) compared to the other three species. Inversely, fat content in adult B. lateralis and B. dubia was lower than that of nymphs of the same species. All adults contained similar levels of ADF, yet adult B. giganteus had greater ADF than nymphs; conversely, B. lateralis and B. dubia adults had less ADF than nymphs. There were differences noted in mineral parameters among the four species and life stages. Adult B. giganteus had less Ca than G. portentosa, and the lowest Ca content of the four species of nymphs and adults analyzed. This study underscores the differences in nutrient content with respect to life stage and species in previously understudied cockroaches to improve nutrient intake in captive insectivores.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anthony J Cerreta
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.,Environmental Medicine Consortium, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
| | | | - Kimberly Ange-Van Heugten
- Environmental Medicine Consortium, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
| | - Larry J Minter
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.,Environmental Medicine Consortium, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.,North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Booth DT, Kiddell K. Temperature and the energetics of development in the house cricket (Acheta domesticus). JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2007; 53:950-3. [PMID: 17481649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2007] [Revised: 03/20/2007] [Accepted: 03/20/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
The influence of rearing temperature on the energetics of development was investigated in house crickets (Acheta domesticus). Crickets raised at 25 degrees C grew slower (0.51 mg d(-1), dry mass basis) and took longer to develop (119 d) but obtained a greater adult body mass (61 mg, dry mass) than crickets reared at 28 degrees C (0.99 mg d(-1), 49 d, 48 mg). Total metabolic energy consumed during development at 25 degrees C (1351 J) was twice that at 28 degrees C (580 J) primarily because of the longer development period, and as a consequence the specific net cost of growth was much greater for crickets reared at 25 degrees C (22.1 kJ g(-1)) than 28 degrees C (11.9 kJ g(-1)).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- David T Booth
- Ecological Physiology Group, School of Integrative Biology, The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Australia.
| | | |
Collapse
|
5
|
The contribution of hindgut bacteria to dietary carbohydrate utilization by crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(91)90588-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
|
6
|
Kamel MY, Shalaby FY, Ghazy AEHM, Farid NM. Variations in the amounts of glycogen, free sugars, lipids and phospholipids during embryonic development of Hyalomma dromedarii (Acarina:Ixodidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1983. [DOI: 10.1016/0020-1790(83)90073-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
|
7
|
Pagani R, Suarez A, Municio A. Fatty acid patterns of the major lipid classes during development of Ceratitis capitata. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1980. [DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(80)90408-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
|
8
|
Lundquist A, Emanuelsson H. Membrane production and yolk degradation in the early fly embryo (Calliphora erythrocephala meig.): An ultrastructural analysis. J Morphol 1979; 161:53-77. [DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1051610105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
|