Please help me find a better rodent food supplier!!!

[cassandra]

I'm getting my 50lb Mazuri 6F for $24.50in rural Southern California...and I think that's good...perhaps price points will drop in the next few months if oil keeps so low...

[SatanicIntention]

How's the pricing on the 9F? I've been thinking about picking some up and trying it out.

I pay $24.50 including tax for a 50lb bag. My rats just do so much better on it. The mice do better, IMHO, on a hog feed and cereal/seed mix. Less eaten babies(when there are babies..)

[stangs13]

s gas goes up so does feed prices. Ifo waseverto feed a pig feed to myrats it would be moormans 277 show pig. But you would be spending close to 25 bucks for it anyway. And it is the best as far as show pig feeds go.

[CDAreptiles]

Has anyone actually used this rat food by Kent? What was your experience? I looked for it on their website, but did not find any information on rat feed... How would one go about buying a few bags? I use about 200 - 250 lbs of feed a month and I am looking for something that is cheaper than Mazuri as currently I am paying around $30/ 50lb bag.

[Shadera]

I've been using the Native Earth feed from petfooddirect. It's manufactured by Harlan. 40 pounds for about thirteen bucks, plus shipping. I buy several bags at once, along with the Harlan aspen bedding to make the shipping worth the cost.

[littleindiangirl]

Has anyone actually used this rat food by Kent? What was your experience? I looked for it on their website, but did not find any information on rat feed...

I'm pretty sure I mentioned earlier in the thread they DO NOT have a link on their website to their rodent feed. Give their customer service a call for all of your questions.

[shadi11]

Has anyone actually used this rat food by Kent? What was your experience? I looked for it on their website, but did not find any information on rat feed... How would one go about buying a few bags? I use about 200 - 250 lbs of feed a month and I am looking for something that is cheaper than Mazuri as currently I am paying around $30/ 50lb bag.

I think I said above that I have been using it for the last year.maybe 2.. I get 50 lbs for 13.00. Usually we go thru about 200 lbs a month as well. They carry at family farm and home here. Theres other tractor supply stores that carry it as well. If they carry any kent feeds they can order it. I have had good production and no issues using it. I like it more than I liked when we used Harlan

[dmaricle]

is this what they are talking about. the hog feed
http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/...g=true&cFlag=1

[ThyTempest]

We buy our Mazuri for 24.99 a 50 lb bag. It has gone up almost 3 dollars since I began to buy it a while ago, but it's leveled out now from the rising price of corn.

I haven't tried it, but Kent is supposed to carry a rodent feed that Tractor Supply can special order for you.

Their website does not show a link to it, but I have personally emailed and called Kent a year ago and was able to get a nutrition label, and from what I remember it was good. Not to mention quite a bit cheaper than Mazuri.

Something to think about, giving rat feed to rats.


Found the label for the 19%


7433 19% Rodent Diet


For rodents.

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS

Crude Protein, min..................................19.0% Salt (NaCl), min.........................................0.3%

Crude Fat, min..........................................4.6% Salt (NaCl), max.........................................0.8%

Crude Fiber, max.......................................6.5% Selenium (Se), min................................0.3 ppm

Calcium (Ca), min.....................................0.9% Vitamin A, min................................16,000 IU/lb

Calcium (Ca), max....................................1.4% Vitamin D3, min................................2,000 IU/lb

Phosphorus (P), min...............................0.65% Vitamin E, min........................................70 IU/lb
INGREDIENT 2

Grain Products, Processed Grain By-Products, Soybean Meal, Animal Fat, Cane Molasses, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Menadione Diethylprimindinol Bisulfite (source of Vitamin K Activity), Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Choline Chloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Iodate, Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Cobalt Carbonate, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Ethoxyquin and BHT (perservatives).
FEEDING DIRECTIONS

Feed as the sole ration to rodents.

KENT FEEDS, INC.

GENERAL OFFICES - MUSCATINE, IOWA 52761

NET WEIGHT SHOWN ON BAG AND/OR INVOICE

~PC



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Date November 1, 2005 Date
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Here is the Kent 23%- the one Shadi11 uses, and I am looking into.

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein, min..................................23.0% Magnesium (Mg), min..............................0.25%
Crude Fat, min..........................................4.6% Potassium (K), min....................................1.0%
Crude Fiber, max.......................................6.5% Selenium (Se), min................................0.3 ppm
Calcium (Ca), min.....................................0.5% Vitamin A, min................................10,800 IU/lb
Calcium (Ca), max....................................1.0% Vitamin D3 min.................................1,630 IU/lb
Phosphorus (P), min.................................0.7% Vitamin E, min........................................50 IU/lb
Salt (NaCl), min.........................................0.2%
Salt (NaCl), max........................................0.7%

INGREDIENTS 4
Grain Products, Processed Grain By-Products, Soybean Meal, Animal Protein Products, Animal Fat, Cane Molasses, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Lignin Sulfonate, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Menadione Diethylprimindinol Bisulfite (source of Vitamin K Activity), Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Choline Chloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, Bifido bacterium bifidium fermentation product, Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, Calcium Iodate, Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Ethoxyquin and BHT (perservatives).

[littleindiangirl]

And for domestic rats, it's too high in protein and too low in fat content, which is why I didn't include that formulas label when I posted the 19%, I did recieve both labels from Kent.

For a Domestic rat, I would only go 19% protein. No higher, I have personally seen the scabbing and itching problems associated with high protein and food allergies. Not to mention males can have kidney and liver problems as well when kept on a high protein.

Just my .02 cents.