What dietary failure regarding feeder crickets worsens the pet's overall dietary balance?
Answer
Feeding a cricket that hasn't been gut-loaded with a calcium-rich diet.
The process known as gut-loading involves feeding the feeder insects nutritious food, specifically something rich in calcium, approximately 24 to 48 hours before offering them to the gecko. If a keeper feeds a cricket that has been starved or only fed vegetable scraps lacking sufficient calcium, that cricket effectively becomes a vehicle for calcium deficiency. When the gecko consumes this deficient insect, the nutritional imbalance of the pet's diet is worsened, as the insect itself fails to contribute the necessary calcium, even if other food items are being supplemented.
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