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 #1461272


BekahBear
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 Food for rats

i am going to start breeding rats for my multiple snakes. i was wondering what would be a good, cheap feed for them. there are a lot of horse feed stores in town. i was wondering if there is a good type or brand of horse feed(or maybe a couple i should mix together) that i could give to them since i can buy a 50lb bag for 10-20 dollars. thanks for any imput.
09/28/07  11:26pm

 #1461369


Guylinda
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   Message To: BekahBear   In reference to Message Id: 1461272


 Food for rats

scraps from the fridge, bird food, bugs, thell eat anything
09/29/07  01:41am

 #1461396


BekahBear
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   Message To: Guylinda   In reference to Message Id: 1461369


 Food for rats

i was thinking of buying sweet feed, grain or something similar..does that sound good?
09/29/07  02:25am

 #1462570


Dipphoto
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   Message To: BekahBear   In reference to Message Id: 1461396


 Food for rats

Some one once posted the same thing and there is a food i think made by purina for mice and rats.... suppose to be high in what they need... but I can’t find it and i’m looking for the food name / code.
09/30/07  02:02am

 #1471116


Blops
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   Message To: Dipphoto   In reference to Message Id: 1462570


 Food for rats

lolz its a rat, i think they will eat just about anything and be happy with it...
10/08/07  12:48am

 #1480512


Gotbums
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   Message To: Blops   In reference to Message Id: 1471116


 Food for rats

you want to go with some type of Rodent Lab Blocks or something high in protien... You can even use horse food... harlan rodent food is good also... you will get more babies
10/16/07  04:14pm

 #1489999


DRZRider
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   Message To: Gotbums   In reference to Message Id: 1480512


 Food for rats

I mix up my own rat food. I use a dog food WITHOUT red dye (it’s harmful to your snakes), cat food, dry tri-colored pasta, & cheerios. I supplement with veggies and leftovers from dinner - bones, etc.
10/25/07  01:05pm

 #1492056


Frankykeno
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   Message To: DRZRider   In reference to Message Id: 1489999


 Food for rats

I feed a dry mix much as mentioned above. Got the basics of this from this link though I change it up weekly with whatever’s in my own dry stock pantry and what’s on sale at the store. My rats also get "wet" kitchen scraps about twice per week.

Rodent Dry Mix

Human Food for Rats



10/27/07  07:27am

 #1529925


TATTOOED DEMON GOD
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   Message To: Frankykeno   In reference to Message Id: 1492056


 Food for rats

Do you have a Wal Mart nrar you?I use the hamster gerbil diet blend for my mice and rats.
11/29/07  01:27pm

 #1532408


MOZIAK66
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   Message To: TATTOOED DEMON GOD   In reference to Message Id: 1529925


 Food for rats

can you use plain dried deer corn?.



12/01/07  04:46pm

 #1533089


Midtennboa
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   Message To: MOZIAK66   In reference to Message Id: 1532408


 Food for rats

dry dog and cat food yes is a cheap meal for rodents,but is doesn’t give them the proper nutrition.If you really love your snakes you want to feed them healthy rodents with the best diet .If you have a purina farm feed store close they can order rodent food for you (they won’t have it in stock).There is two seperate foods for mice and rats with different nutritional values.I think the purina brand is called mazuri.I looked into breeding rodents and had gathered alot of info.
12/02/07  12:51am

 #1546198


Frankykeno
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   Message To: Midtennboa   In reference to Message Id: 1533089


 Food for rats

Quote:

Do you have a Wal Mart nrar you?I use the hamster gerbil diet blend for my mice and rats.



That premade diet might do for mice, it’s not appropriate for what a rat requires.
12/14/07  07:28am

 #1546199


Frankykeno
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   Message To: Midtennboa   In reference to Message Id: 1533089


 Food for rats

Quote:

can you use plain dried deer corn?.



No. Corn is a cheap filler food. That’s why so many rodent food manufacturer’s fill their dry mixes with it. It not only doesn’t do much good for your feeder rodents, if it has grown a mould, it’s deadly for them. If you are breeding for top quality feeders for your snakes, feeding the feeders good food should be a priority and that doesn’t come cheap.
12/14/07  07:30am

 #1546206


Rabernet
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   Message To: Gotbums   In reference to Message Id: 1480512


 Food for rats

Quote:

you want to go with some type of Rodent Lab Blocks or something high in protien



You actually want low protein - less than 18% protein preferably. I feed the mix that Frankykeno feeds - a mix of Mazuri lab block for rats, low protein high quality dog food (Nutra Senior is what I like), dry tri-color pasta, dry old fashioned oatmeal, sugar free cereals, usually Kashi brand for mine and I also buy a bird feed that’s mixed nuts, berries and sunflower seeds (no corn).

They also get some left-overs from dinner about 2 times a week, cooked veggies, any type of bone for their teeth, a small amount of meat. They also like cottage cheese, yogurt that’s just expired, hard boiled eggs (with the shell on - they eat the shell as well).

You are what you eat - so if I want my snakes to have the very best food possible, I want my feeders to be well fed as well. My rats eat well, are not overweight, and consistently have litters of 15 babies or more. Fifteen is a small litter for me.



12/14/07  07:40am

 #1552404


WhiskeyTango
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   Message To: Rabernet   In reference to Message Id: 1546206


 Food for rats

I don’t see why it whould be bad for them to eat sweet feed...They make a 18% sweet feed,it has oats and corn in it..
12/21/07  02:33am


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