Rat food prices

What is everyone paying these days for rodent food? I buy Mazuri Rodent from a local feed store and the price has gone up to $19 for a 25lb bag. Last year it was $13. Insanity! :mad:

whhaaa? $19! IM paying $26 a bag for 50 lb bag of Lab diet. Do they sell that at any feed stores near you?

$24.99 for 50lb bags of Mazuri which includes the delivery charge.

-adam

Adams!

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

$24.99 for 50lb bags of Mazuri which includes the delivery charge.

-adam

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Thanks man! I guess I just need to be out in the country more to get the better prices!

25$ for 50 lb bag of Mazuri 6F, I pick it up.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

$24.99 for 50lb bags of Mazuri which includes the delivery charge.

-adam

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Duuude Adams back!

My dads feed store sells 50lb bags for 25.00s and 21.00s for 25lbs. I get it at cost, so its like 21.00s for a 50lb bag.

I also buy cattle feed, and the price increases constantly. It is all because of corn, and oil! It sucks.

I'm feeling screwed and not in a good way!

found a place out here by me.....30.34 for a 50lb bag!

Right at $25 a bag for Mazuri 6F..if I want to drive...$27 for lab diet if I want to drive a little less, $30 a bag for 6F if I want it local...with a 2 week wait for them to order it.

Great success! Found a store about 20 miles away. $24 per 50lb bag.

I'm confused, didn't you say you were paying 19$ for a 50 lb bag?

Holy Hell!!!! Adams here!!!!!

$19 for a 25lb bag! I guess I just never called around. Last year when it was $13/25lb bag it didn't seem so bad.

Oo, I'm retarded. You said 25 lb... >.<

wow i thought i was paying a lot! mazuri 6f - 19.95 for 50 lbs.
i just ordered some kent 19% from tractor supply -15.20 - 50 lbs.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Oo, I'm retarded. You said 25 lb... >.<

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connie retarted is outdated,the new term is CHALLENGED !!!

I use Mazury 6F and I pay $22.99 for a 50lbs bag, a year ago it was $18.99

I'm paying 26ish (I can't remember exactly) for 50lbs of Mazuri 6F...but the same feed store carries ginormous bags of pine shavings (Drynest 4cf) for 8 bucks...and it's not too far a detour on my commute to work, so doubleplus good gas savings...

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Originally Posted by jglass38

What is everyone paying these days for rodent food? I buy Mazuri Rodent from a local feed store and the price has gone up to $19 for a 25lb bag. Last year it was $13. Insanity! :mad:

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$19 for a 25lb bag

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I pay $24.50 even for a 50lb bag of Mazuri 9F. The 6F is lower. My feed store is about 8-10 miles away, no biggie.

Something like 24 for a 50 lb bag of purina from a lab rodent breeder.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

$24.99 for 50lb bags of Mazuri which includes the delivery charge.

-adam

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w/b:gj:

23$ for a 50 pund sack of mazuri 6f. I have to drive about 10 min to get it.

$21 CDN for a 50lb bag of Mazuri 6F...too bad I gotta drive about 90 minutes to get it...but I get it on expo days anyways so its all good!:gj:

I have to bump this because I just worked out a deal here with my local Purina Rep to become a distributor so I can buy and sale the 6F product.

Thats awesome! Good job getting that :D

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Thats awesome! Good job getting that :D

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Yea we'll see how it goes we still have some details to work out but it looks promising.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Yea we'll see how it goes we still have some details to work out but it looks promising.

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Becarefull of becoming a dealer like that. They may make you sell more than rat food, I recomend there dog food line called exclusive, its the best dog food evras. Also this isn't the typical purina purina split, so there is two different companys. The companies that is at walmart is just purina, they have bad dog food. The purina you see at feed stores is PMI( purina mills Inc) which has your rodent food, good dog food, as well as the best show cattle feed around! Good luck ed!
Are you going to be able to ship it to forum members?

Shipping that much weight wouldnt be worth it IMO, but still cool if he can be around for others.

Yea those are some of the things that we have to talk about like is there a min order or monthly order requirement. And the company I am talking to is Purina Mills the good one. :D

It might not pan out but I have no other place to get my rat food so this is one of two options that I have and the better sounding of the two. :D

With me and the local store and another local Breeder that I have yet to talk to. We would go through about 20-25 50lb bags every four weeks

I paid $13.70 for a 33 pound bag of Harlan Teklad 2018 a couple months ago which comes out to about $21 for 50 pounds. I think they price may have gone up since then, but they now require a $1,000 minimum order. Oh, and this is directly from the Harlan Teklad distribution center. The local feed stores in this area charge around $35 for a 50 pound bag of Mazuri.

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Originally Posted by xdeus

I paid $13.70 for a 33 pound bag of Harlan Teklad 2018 a couple months ago which comes out to about $21 for 50 pounds. I think they price may have gone up since then, but they now require a $1,000 minimum order. Oh, and this is directly from the Harlan Teklad distribution center. The local feed stores in this area charge around $35 for a 50 pound bag of Mazuri.

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On top of that $1000 minimum, they require you to have a loading dock to receive the shipments! How bogus... I was looking for people around me that wanted Harlan, but now I need a dock? Grr... Who wants to rent me a shipping dock? :P

last year I was getting 6F locally from the mill at or just under $20 per 50# now its between 20-25.

So it cost more to feed rats and in turn more to feed snakes so why aren't prices going up?

Now that I'm breeding my own rats I've been looking into buying Mazuri and I found a feed mill in my area that will bring it up from the supplier for me. I'll be paying $16.00 for 25 pounds. I think it's a decent price so I'm happy. As I am breeding more and more rats then I'll start buying the 50 pounds eventually.

Is there a big difference between buying 6F mazuri and 9F?

Same as everyone else. 25 for a 6F mazuri.

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

Is there a big difference between buying 6F mazuri and 9F?

Same as everyone else. 25 for a 6F mazuri.

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Different protein levels. 6f is 16%, 9f is 19%.

..also 6f = 6% fat and 9f = 9% fat

So does it make a big difference for breeders?

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

So does it make a big difference for breeders?

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Too high of protein is detrimental to rats. 6f is more of a maintanence diet, while 9f is for actively breeding animals. (though my rats did perfectly well on 6f raising and breeding)

I switched my foods recently. I feed 18% to my nursing and recovering females, 16% to animals in breeder tubs. Just my preference.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Too high of protein is detrimental to rats. 6f is more of a maintanence diet, while 9f is for actively breeding animals. (though my rats did perfectly well on 6f raising and breeding)

I switched my foods recently. I feed 18% to my nursing and recovering females, 16% to animals in breeder tubs. Just my preference.

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Not according to Mazuri. They say 6F is designed for feeding rats and mice maintained in a breeding colony and intended for use as food for other species (reptiles).

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Not according to Mazuri. They say 6F is designed for feeding rats and mice maintained in a breeding colony and intended for use as food for other species (reptiles).

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Could be, been a while since I've read the labels. Like I said, I raised all my animals on 6F, they did very well on it.

However now, I've just started offering 18% to the nursing girls, I would like to see if it affects how quickly they maintain and gain weight after a litter.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Could be, been a while since I've read the labels. Like I said, I raised all my animals on 6F, they did very well on it.

However now, I've just started offereing 18% to the nursing girls, I would like to see if it affects how quickly they maintain and gain weight after a litter.

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Let us know how it goes. I just wanted to clear up so people who are feeding 6F wouldn't be concerned that it isn't right. I just switched to 6F when I found the new feed store that gets me my Mazuri for half the price of the old place. The old place was selling me 5663 which I believe is a lesser quality but I don't know. 23% protein.

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Let us know how it goes. I just wanted to clear up so people who are feeding 6F wouldn't be concerned that it isn't right. I just switched to 6F when I found the new feed store that gets me my Mazuri for half the price of the old place. The old place was selling me 5663 which I believe is a lesser quality but I don't know. 23% protein.

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No problemo ;). I would like to see a difference with the 18%, although I'm being slow with writing things down. I'm feeding them Harlan 2018 during nursing and afterwards to cut down on how much time I leave them to regain weight after a litter.

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Originally Posted by cassandra

I'm paying 26ish (I can't remember exactly) for 50lbs of Mazuri 6F...but the same feed store carries ginormous bags of pine shavings (Drynest 4cf) for 8 bucks...and it's not too far a detour on my commute to work, so doubleplus good gas savings...

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By the way, I was overestimating. I paying $23.50 for 50lbs.

I'm paying $18 for a 40lb bag of Sand Valley rodent food. I use to pay $11 for it 6 months ago. Crazy!

I use pig food from Southern States. A 50 lb bags runs 12.45 a bag.

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Originally Posted by dadspets

I use pig food from Southern States. A 50 lb bags runs 12.45 a bag.

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I also use this. Seems to work for several people I know

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Originally Posted by dadspets

I use pig food from Southern States. A 50 lb bags runs 12.45 a bag.

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What brand do you use? I was interested in doing this but I read some flack about it. On the other hand, I am always open to experimentation. What's the protein content of the stuff you use?