WOMBAROO Insectivore Rearing Mix

WOMBAROO Insectivore Rearing Mix is a comprehensive food designed for the rearing and supplementing of insectivorous and carnivorous birds. Suitable for species such as magpies, kookaburras, birds of prey, and seabirds, this mix ensures balanced nutrition for optimal health.

Key Features:

• High Protein: Contains 52% protein, the highest level in any commercial bird diet
• Calcium for Bones: Balances meat and egg food mixes to support bone health
• Ideal Live Food Replacer: Replicates the nutrient content of an insect or whole prey diet
• Low in Carbohydrates: Free from wheat, rice, or cereal fillers

Ingredients: Meat meal, fish meal, blood meal, whey protein, soy protein, vegetable oils, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, lysine, methionine, taurine, carotenoids, vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12, C, D3, E, K), biotin, choline, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine, selenium, and 1g/kg Actigen® dried yeast prebiotic.

Typical Analysis:

• Protein: 52%
• Fat: 12%
• Ash: 11%
• Moisture: 7%
• Energy (ME): 16 MJ/kg

Directions for Use:

Prepared food can be refrigerated for a day or frozen for up to 2 weeks. Do not add extra vitamins, minerals, or concentrated food supplements to these diets.

Meat Mix: Mix 10g (1 level scoop) of powder with 20g of minced meat or fish. Add a little water if needed to moisten. Use good quality meat as a base. Feed as a maintenance diet to magpies, ravens, kookaburras, frogmouths, raptors, and seabirds.

Egg Mix: Mix 20g (2 level scoops) of powder with 1 large hard-boiled egg. Mash the egg and slowly add the powder to form a crumbly mass. Feed to small insectivores (e.g., wrens, robins), waders, or orphaned precocial chicks. Mix in live insects to encourage intake. Can also be used as a protein supplement for softbills, songbirds, breeding finches, and parrots.

Moist Pellets: Mix 10g (2 level scoops) of powder with 12mL of warm water. Form a putty-like consistency and roll into pellets. Ensure extra water is available when feeding pellets. Use as rearing food for orphaned magpies, ravens, kookaburras, or frogmouths.

Liquid Slurry: Mix 10g (1 level scoop) of powder with 15mL of warm water to make a slurry. Let it stand for 2 minutes to absorb water. If too thick, add more water. Feed at about 30°C using a spoon or syringe and tube. Use as a force-feeding formula for sick birds or orphaned altricial chicks.

Raptors & Seabirds (Whole-body eaters): Stuff 10g (1 level scoop) of powder per 100g of whole fish, rodent, or day-old chick. Prepare as a slurry and use a syringe to stuff cavities.