Feeding Rats Dog Food?

just google the dyes and rats or rodents and typically you com up with stuff like this:
heres red dye number 40 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6636206
some others on other legal ppl food addititives http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/0...e-aware-of.htm
this also
http://www.feingold.org/Research/dye.html

You need to read the labels as everyone says~ avoid red food dyes~ good luck finding one without red food dyes! And understand dog food will make the rats stink more, poop more, and be generally more nastier (even makes the rats greasy!) and not as healthy as lab blocks. I breed a LOT of rats and go through a LOT mazuri. I have to have it special ordered and pay through the nose for it. I have discovered for me it's saves time and money (money in less litter and cleanings, and better rats to offer for sale) to just use the lab blocks.

BUT~
In an emergency when you've just run out of lab blocks........dog food without red food dye is a much better choice than cattle feed blocks.......WOW do the rats stink on that stuff!

http://www.sportmix.com/dog/originalBiteSize.tpl
this is probally one of the better dog foods ive found. and i used to feed just lab blocks and my rats dont smell any better on either food your probally jsut smelling the food in the hopper

40lbs for 14.99 from my local feed store

I was using dog food before but after the switch to mazuri 6f they are healthier, smell better and not as oily as before. I wold just get mazuri 6f but not many people is as lucky as I am $16 per 50lbs!

clear where you get it at that price you lucky sob lol

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Originally Posted by punyhuman07

clear where you get it at that price you lucky sob lol

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I get Mazuri 6F from a farmers co-op for about that price, $18 per 50lb pound bag.

But after using Harlan Teklad and then trying the Mazuri, I think after I run out of the 6F I'll be switching back to the Harlan even though Harlan is 3x the price.

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Originally Posted by panthercz

I get Mazuri 6F from a farmers co-op for about that price, $18 per 50lb pound bag.

But after using Harlan Teklad and then trying the Mazuri, I think after I run out of the 6F I'll be switching back to the Harlan even though Harlan is 3x the price.

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im getting the harlen for about $12 for 33.3 pound bags

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Originally Posted by klonedskillz

im getting the harlen for about $12 for 33.3 pound bags

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I'm going to try to get it from a different source, so I'm hoping to get the price down. I was paying $30 for 33lbs from two different places, I would love to get it for around $12. :cool:

where abouts you located that seems really high

A local mill here in NC