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Paintedtwister
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 Feed for ASF rats???
Does anyone know what would be best to feed my African soft furred rats? I’m not sure if i should feed them rat food or not since they in no way reach rat size. If anyone can help i would appreciate it. These are feeders for my snakes so i want them fed well since their health equals my corns health.
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01/01/08 05:44pm
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#1565126
Frankykeno
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Message To: Paintedtwister In reference to Message Id: 1564315
Feed for ASF rats???
I feed our ASF’s my own homemade dry mix. It consists of regular lab block that I smash up a bit (it’s so darn huge), plus some good quality cat kibble and then some parrot seed/nut mix. They get this daily and then a couple of times a week I offer them so fresh greens and a bit of leftover dry bread to nibble on. They seem to be doing very well on this - big healthy adults and loads of litters born.
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01/02/08 08:37am
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Hummi
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Message To: Frankykeno In reference to Message Id: 1565126
Feed for ASF rats???
I make my own feed mix as well. I mix parakeet seed (mainly millet) with rodent block, hamster food, ferret food, guinea pig food, and timothy hay. Once a week I give them dried carrots and every other week I give them some fresh greens. I throw various other things in as treats every so often too. I am averaging 12 babies a litter and getting a litter every 3-4 weeks. I am looking to add mealworms as a snack as well, just haven’t picked any up yet
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04/05/08 12:42pm
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Littleindiangirl
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Message To: Hummi In reference to Message Id: 1690211
Feed for ASF rats???
We feed ours just about the same things as FrankyKeno. They get Mazuri lab blocks (although we will switch them to harlan 18% very soon), and they get a bowl of seeds, fruits, super worms, and looooove the millet seed!
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05/06/08 12:55pm
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