Dubia Roach Nutrition Facts | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Reptile nutritional needs is a complicated issue and varies from species to species.  Its clear though that all reptiles require a certain amount of calories, protein, some fat, vitamins and minerals. Generally, its accepted that reptiles require relatively high protein and relatively low fat.

They also require vitamins and minerals. Among the most important of these are calcium to make strong bones, vitamin D3 to help metabolize the calcium and phosphorus to help metabolize the fats and protein. You will often hear about the calcium to phosphorus ratio in reptile nutrition. This refers to the amount of calcium relative to the amount of phosphorus in reptile food. Too much calcium, and the phosphorus cant do its job. Too much phosphorus and the calcium cant do its job.  The ideal ratio of calcium to phosphorus is about 2 to 1.

So why...