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    Bigger meals less frequently or smaller meals more frequently?

    Which is better? And how does it affect growth rate, health, and likeliness to go off feed (eat more consistently)?

    I saw the snakebytestv "experiment" but that was for corns I think balls are different.

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    My animals eat with more consistency with smaller meals once a week.

    I have a few girls that can take down a retired female rat but if they are fed that they will refuse food for the next 3 to 4 weeks. In addition they are very sluggish, seems miserable not moving around...

    What needs to be kept in mind that even small meals on a weekly basis is still likely more food than they would eat in the wild.

    I feed medium rats to my female probably around 125 grams (about 5 weeks old), male get small rats around 65 grams (about 3 weeks old)

    Works for me.
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    My snobby female takes bigger meals better
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    Wow, rats get to 125g in 5 weeks? I really need to start breeding my own rats...
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    smaller meals more often...
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    Smaller meals more often here too
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    I also agree with smaller meals once a week.
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    Re: Bigger meals less frequently or smaller meals more frequently?

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    Smaller meals more often here too
    Same here. It is not a contest to see who gets the biggest, fastest.
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    Smaller meals once a week here too.

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