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  • 06-11-2010, 06:39 PM
    alan1
    diet...
    hia...

    what's THEE best diet/suppliments for young ASFs?
    my youngsters seem to stay really scrawny for ages
    + i occasionally lose a few due to (i think) an unsatisfactory diet

    thanks
  • 06-11-2010, 06:57 PM
    llovelace
    Re: diet...
    Country Acres hog feed by Purina, less than $12 for 50# bag
  • 06-11-2010, 07:20 PM
    alan1
    Re: diet...
    thanks...
    airfare would cost a bomb tho

    is there anything i could add to the diet, that i could get from a supermarket or somewhere?
  • 06-12-2010, 07:38 AM
    llovelace
    Re: diet...
    Are there any feed stores in your area that sell purina products?
  • 06-12-2010, 09:15 AM
    Mike Cavanaugh
    Re: diet...
    look up the nutrients and ingredients of the country acres hog feed, then find a similar hog feed at your local feed store (If they don't have the country acres). Look around. Almost everywhere in the country has some kind of feed store within a reasonable distance... often times people just don't know they are there.
  • 06-13-2010, 02:20 PM
    alan1
    Re: diet...
    thanks everyone, i'll see if i can source some
    btw, i'm in the UK...
  • 06-13-2010, 02:36 PM
    dr del
    Re: diet...
    Hi,

    To help you in your search here is the ingredients list. :gj:

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by llovelace View Post
    Country Acres Hog feed

    Protein 16.00% min.
    Lysine .65% min.
    Crude fat 3.00% min.
    Crude fiber 7.00% min.
    Calcium .60% min.
    Calcium 1.10% max
    Phos .70% min
    Salt .25% min.
    Salt .75% max
    Selenium .300PPM min.
    Zinc 100.000PPM min.


    dr del
  • 06-14-2010, 03:18 AM
    pavlovk1025
    Re: diet...
    Hog feed + a side of black oil sunflower seeds twice a week mixed in with the hog feed.
    Oh and the occasional snake shed for a snack.
  • 07-15-2010, 08:01 PM
    Pixtaker
    Re: diet...
    I feed Mazuri Rodent Formula 6F. I supplement daily with a birdseed mix consisting of dried fruit, nuts, and sunflower seeds. I also toss in fresh veggies a few times a week (broccoli is their favorite by far).

    If you're looking for the most cost effective way to breed ASFs this isn't it. If you're looking for the best way to raise happy, healthy ASFs that are a perfect nutritional source for your snakes, IMHO, this IS it.
  • 07-15-2010, 10:34 PM
    Mike Cavanaugh
    Re: diet...
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Pixtaker View Post
    I feed Mazuri Rodent Formula 6F. I supplement daily with a birdseed mix consisting of dried fruit, nuts, and sunflower seeds. I also toss in fresh veggies a few times a week (broccoli is their favorite by far).

    If you're looking for the most cost effective way to breed ASFs this isn't it. If you're looking for the best way to raise happy, healthy ASFs that are a perfect nutritional source for your snakes, IMHO, this IS it.


    I used to feed the fancy, expensive stuff... until the miles and miles of data in spreadsheets I compiled proved that the hog feed works just as good if not better for a FRACTION of the price.
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