Baby Shanjing

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andy

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One of my Shanjing youngsters.
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Fat little shanjing for sure. What have you been feeding them?

I've discovered my 2 adults LOVE waxworms. But I hear they are a bit fattening.

GE
 
Hi guys,
Paris, this one is just over three inches long.

Gord, these Shanjing get mostly earthworms but i do also use lesser wax worms from time to time. Your right though, wax worms are fatty, mine get them as more of a treat.
 
Oops i didn't know waxworms are fattening, hongkongs get 1 or 2 every couple of days, eek!
 
When looking at diets, you really should be comparing everything on a kcal basis as this is what diet recommendations are typically based upon.
For example waxworms have 2.1 kcals/gram and on a kcal basis are 73% fat while earthworms are 0.5 kcal/gram and 13% fat on a kcal basis.....

Ed
 
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