What do you feed your rats?

The ingredients, and their quality.

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Originally Posted by Rhasputin

The ingredients, and their quality.

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Well, I did check around online, and you're right..... Kaytee seems to have lots of bad reviews. Darn! That's all I ever seem to find for sale where I live. My rodents do seem to be healthy, but it's not the only thing they ever eat. I wonder if it would be healthier for them if I just switched to a high-quality dog kibble? That would definitely save money.....

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Originally Posted by wendhend

Well, I did check around online, and you're right..... Kaytee seems to have lots of bad reviews. Darn! That's all I ever seem to find for sale where I live. My rodents do seem to be healthy, but it's not the only thing they ever eat. I wonder if it would be healthier for them if I just switched to a high-quality dog kibble? That would definitely save money.....

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Check out that Doggy Bag dog food! I posted a link to it a few posts back. If I can't find the Mazuri Breeder 6F for a good price and just might give that a try!

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Originally Posted by wendhend

Well, I did check around online, and you're right..... Kaytee seems to have lots of bad reviews. Darn! That's all I ever seem to find for sale where I live. My rodents do seem to be healthy, but it's not the only thing they ever eat. I wonder if it would be healthier for them if I just switched to a high-quality dog kibble? That would definitely save money.....

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That also depends on what your opinion of "high-quality" is, especially with dog food. The majority of cheaper dog foods (Beneful, Kibbles n Bits, etc.) is corn. That's really all it is, corn mixed with some animal fat. Try a dog food such as Nutro's Natural Choice (usually about $20 for a 50lb bag), but supplement it with meats and fresh fruits, veggies, etc. It isn't a fantastic food, but it is still cheap, and much better than Doggy Bag or other brands commonly used.

i'd like to know where you're getting nutro anything for $20 a 50lb bag. fed it to my dogs for a long time, and have never found it for less that $35 for a 40lb bag.

off topic i know. sorry..

Kent, 15 bucks for 50lbs, and the guy I buy it from drops it right off at my house

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Originally Posted by kylerimb

i'd like to know where you're getting nutro anything for $20 a 50lb bag. fed it to my dogs for a long time, and have never found it for less that $35 for a 40lb bag.

off topic i know. sorry..

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Petsmart very often has it on sale. Tractory Supply often has it on sale. I fed it to my dogs, too, many years ago. Never paid more than $20/25 for a 40 or 50lb bag.

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

Kent, 15 bucks for 50lbs, and the guy I buy it from drops it right off at my house

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How long have you been using Kent, and how are your rats doing on it? Do you get it from Great Lakes Rodents? I can get it for $12.99, but its like a 15 mile drive one way.

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Originally Posted by starstrukk

That also depends on what your opinion of "high-quality" is, especially with dog food. The majority of cheaper dog foods (Beneful, Kibbles n Bits, etc.) is corn. That's really all it is, corn mixed with some animal fat. Try a dog food such as Nutro's Natural Choice (usually about $20 for a 50lb bag), but supplement it with meats and fresh fruits, veggies, etc. It isn't a fantastic food, but it is still cheap, and much better than Doggy Bag or other brands commonly used.

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Which formula do you use? There are a lot of different ones.

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Originally Posted by starstrukk

That also depends on what your opinion of "high-quality" is, especially with dog food. The majority of cheaper dog foods (Beneful, Kibbles n Bits, etc.) is corn. That's really all it is, corn mixed with some animal fat. Try a dog food such as Nutro's Natural Choice (usually about $20 for a 50lb bag), but supplement it with meats and fresh fruits, veggies, etc. It isn't a fantastic food, but it is still cheap, and much better than Doggy Bag or other brands commonly used.

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Beneful and Kibbles and Bits are horrible choices to feed to anything: they have dyes, including the cancer causing red dye.