What do you think about these foods?

[Gail]

I have a couple powdered reptile foods I was wondering if I could feed to my crabs?

Ingredients: Dried Watermelon, Whey Protein Isolate, Dried Mango, Dried Banana, Dried Apple, Dried Egg White, Dried Coconut Milk, Rice Bran, Precipitated Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite, Bee Pollen, Spirulina, Apple Pectin, Direct Fed Microbials (Dried Aspergilus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Products), Mixed Tocopherols, Potassium Sorbate, Beet Juice Powder, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Beta Carotene, Inositol, Niacin, Kelp Meal, Ascorbic Acid, Cholecalciferol, Potassium Chloride, Riboflavin,Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Folic Acid, Sulfur, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin B12.

and then the other
INGREDIENTS: Alfalfa Leaf Powder, Pea Protein Isolate, Flax Meal, Brewer’s Yeast, Calcium Carbonate, Dandelion Powder, Opuntia Powder, Fig Powder, Dried Kelp, RoseHips, Calendula Flower, Marigold Flower Extract, Phaffia Rhodozyma Yeast, Paprika Extract, Spirulina Algae, Turmeric, Salt, Potassium Citrate, Magnesium Gluconate, Canthaxanthin, Calcium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate (as mold inhibitors), Natural Flavouring, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract and Mixed Tocopherols (as preservatives), Vitamins (Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Beta Carotene, Pantothenic Acid, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement).

[soilentgringa]

The Commercial Food sticky has a list of ingredients that are unsafe in commercial foods.

viewtopic.php?t=92555

[CallaLily]

Nothing is really jumping out at me. I think both would be safe for occasional feeding (I prefer to feed mostly fresh). Rosemary is on the Unsafe and Unpopular list but nothing on that list is proven unsafe and it is found in quite a few commercial pet foods as a preservative I believe. Just something to keep in mind. I personally question it being on that list. It is an ingredient in a commercial crab food that I do offer occasionally and have been for around 9-10 months.

[Gail]

Thanks, I wasn't sure if the supplements would be safe.

[hthecvt]

Would occasionally feeding a little of my cresties food be okay? It's the Pangea powder.

[CallaLily]

Would occasionally feeding a little of my cresties food be okay? It's the Pangea powder.

I can't remember what the ingredients are but if you can post them I'll give a look. I think I had gave it a thought before and decided not to but it's been a while.

[hthecvt]

It's the Pangea brand.

[CallaLily]

It looks ok to me as an occasional treat too.

[hthecvt]

Sweet! I think they'd really enjoy it every once in a while .

[CallaLily]

I think I had gave it a thought before and decided not to but it's been a while.

It was the Big Fat Gecko Smoothie. I had offered it to my crabs, then noticed the buckthorn being on the unsafe list, and not knowing much about it decided to removed it. Sorry, had to go back and look. Couldn't remember what or why.

[Gail]

The first ingredients I posted is actually a type of pangea food, the other is repashy veggie dust.