Glossary · 🍽️ Feeding
Gut-loading
Gut-loading is feeding your feeder insects a nutritious diet for 24–48 hours before offering them, so those nutrients pass on to your reptile.
A cricket is only as nutritious as what's inside it. Gut-loading with fresh greens and a quality feed turns "empty" insects into a proper meal, and works alongside calcium dusting to prevent deficiencies like MBD.