So you think Dog Food = Rat Block?

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

I feel that you wouldn't feed dog food to a horse and expect it to look healthy, so expecting a rat to do well on cheap dog food isn't intelligent.

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This is because of the huge difference in nutritional needs of the 2 animals. :)
Horse food is actually great for rodents, as is hog food, because both animals have very similar nutritional needs that involve grains and protein levels. :)

Most dog foods aren't even healthy for dogs.. My rats get a high quality swine feed, they seem to be thriving on the stuff.

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

I heart Native Earth 4018.

Regards,

B

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I love this, my rats love this, everyone loves this!

I feed mine Native Earth rat block. They are healthy and they reproduce well. One of my girls is just weaning off a 16 pup litter and she's in great shape, slick and fat.

The only doggie thing they get is a Milkbone puppy biscuit as a treat. They get a few kitchen peelings, the occasional raw peanut, and thawed out peas and carrots mix or occasional thawed corn as a treat. They look ten times better than the rats I've seen raised on a dog food diet. They don't stink as bad as dog food rats either. I donate my surplus feeders to a local reptile rescue and they have remarked about their good condition as compared to some of the other feeders they have used.

I would like to try Native Earth but like Mazuri, I just can't justify the cost. I think you guys said 80ish for 200lbs. I get 300lbs of Kent for 85ish with tax.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

Where I order all my rodent food from.

see if you have this store near you, if you do they will get the $14 kent for you or already have it

https://www.familyfarmandhome.com/in...chstore&search[searchfor]=rodent

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Will these guys deliver?? I'd be all over that if they did. I don't have a store near me though. I'm in south FL

I just bought 40 lbs of Native Earth lab block from petfooddirect.com. $33.00 shipped. :D

Yea no way kent is 13.75 for 50lbs

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Originally Posted by Amon Ra Reptiles

Yea no way kent is 13.75 for 50lbs

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Your Kidding me Right, You want me to prove you Wrong. I buy it weekly for $13.99 per bag off shelf of $10 a bag if i oder 40bag pallet.

Actually I dont need to prove it, Call this Number for the Store I go to, and ask them what a bag of Kent Rodent Diet is. And you will be told 13.99

586-727-4364