Repashy Reptile Food, 8 oz, Mango, Superblend

This 8 oz (227 g) tub of Repashy Superblend reptile food is a mango-flavoured powder, sold as a single pack. The manufacturer names crested geckos as the target audience and describes the powder as a primary food source for geckos and a supplemental food for other reptiles. Freeze-dried mango is the special ingredient, and the analysis lists crude protein at a minimum of 20% and calcium at a minimum of 1.3%.

What does the powder contain and how is it fed?

The food is a powder, and the label gives a full ingredient list that starts with dried mango, dried banana, whey protein isolate, dried honey and insect meal. Further down the list are rice protein, pea protein, dried fig, stabilized rice bran, coconut meal, ground flaxseed, cane molasses, lecithin, dried kelp and algae meal. Calcium carbonate and dicalcium phosphate also appear, along with taurine, dried watermelon, rosehips, hibiscus flower, calendula flower, marigold flower, paprika and turmeric.

The manufacturer recommends the powder as the main food for geckos and as a supplement for other reptiles. The analysis gives crude fat at a minimum of 5%, crude fibre at a maximum of 10%, moisture at a maximum of 8% and ash at a maximum of 8%.

The ingredient list in this mango formula

Freeze-dried mango is listed as the special ingredient and sits first on the ingredient list, ahead of dried banana and whey protein isolate. Dried honey, insect meal, dried date, whole dried egg, rice protein and pea protein follow in that order, so the formula draws on fruit, insect meal, egg and plant proteins together.

Preservatives named on the label are calcium propionate and potassium sorbate, with citric acid and salt also listed. The mineral section of the list includes magnesium amino acid chelate, zinc methionine hydroxy analogue chelate, manganese methionine hydroxy analogue chelate and copper.

Which reptile food questions come up before buying?

How much powder is in one tub?

Each tub holds 8 oz, which is 227 g, and it is sold as a pack of one. The unit count on the label is 8 ounce.

Which animals is this powder intended for?

The manufacturer names crested geckos as the target audience and describes the powder as a primary food source for geckos. For other reptiles it is listed as a supplemental food.

What form does the food take?

It is a powder, so it is not a pellet or a gel. The label gives moisture at a maximum of 8%.

How much protein and calcium does the analysis show?

Crude protein is a minimum of 20% and calcium a minimum of 1.3%. Crude fat is listed at a minimum of 5%.

What flavour is this version?

This is the mango version, and freeze-dried mango is named as the special ingredient. It is one flavour within the Superblend range.