Tips On Increasing The Nutritional Value Of Your Rats

I dunno then!:confuzd: I know I've tested it before and it changed to upper and lower case.

I Use Mazuri Rodent Lab Block. I Get A 25 Pound Bag From A Pet Store... Once You Get Your Rodents On A Good Balanced Block You Shouldn't Have To Supplement Any Vitamins Or Minerals. I Also Feed Them Some "treats" Occasionally... Cereal, Whole Grain Crackers, Etc.

Well the filter obviously worked for me.

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Originally Posted by lamar3986

This Is For U Mr Haggard. My Values For Each Vitamin Runs Avg. 950%

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I'd definitely be careful about that. I'm not sure how viatmins react in rodents vs. humans, but some vitamins (such as vitamin A) can build up in the human body over time. And high levels over a long period of time = toxicity. And toxicity has some nasty side-effects in humans. So, going with 950% in some vitamins will just be expelled if the body of the human (or rodent) can't use any more of them...with other vitamins that remain stored in the body, it could lead to toxicity--meaning sickness (even death) of your rodents.

And if those are 950% of the daily value for HUMANS, I imagine your rodents are getting MORE than 950% of their DV.

Just my thoughts on the matter... I took a "Chemistry in Nutrition and Health" course last semester, and vitamin toxicity was what I did my final project on. I'm by no means an expert on rodentia, or humans for that matter...but just putting the possibility of toxicity out there in regard to certain vitamins you may (or may not) be feeding your animals.

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dang! it was because I had the quote in there

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

at first I had all caps. then went back and edited to say it didnt work

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If you have a quote with lower case letters....or if you use a smiley who's "replacement" code includes lowercase letters....it bypasses the ALL CAPS filter.

This is not meant as a hint for folks to intentionally bypass that filter. Anyone consistently typing in all caps will get beat about the head with a choice frozen salmon from Iceman25's freezer! :fishslap:

:P

Everyone seems to have their own rat feed mix. I myself mix the lab blocks with some Allstock animal feed and cracked corn (not a lot of that..) I toss in unsalted peanuts or horse treats once in awhile, among other healthy treats. My rats are healthy, happy breeders on this diet. I but everything in bulk, in 25 or 50 pound bags. I bucket it all securely to prevent mold, as with horse feed, mold can spoil things fast.
EDIT: it's not cracked corn; it's that weird, smushed hard corn like a raw cornflake. Silly me cannot remember the name! Rolled corn?

I personally find the capitalization of each letter as annoying as all CAPS. :)

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Originally Posted by JLC

If you have a quote with lower case letters....or if you use a smiley who's "replacement" code includes lowercase letters....it bypasses the ALL CAPS filter.

This is not meant as a hint for folks to intentionally bypass that filter. Anyone consistently typing in all caps will get beat about the head with a choice frozen salmon from Iceman25's freezer! :fishslap:

:P

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

Everyone seems to have their own rat feed mix. I myself mix the lab blocks with some Allstock animal feed and cracked corn (not a lot of that..) I toss in unsalted peanuts or horse treats once in awhile, among other healthy treats. My rats are healthy, happy breeders on this diet. I but everything in bulk, in 25 or 50 pound bags. I bucket it all securely to prevent mold, as with horse feed, mold can spoil things fast.
EDIT: it's not cracked corn; it's that weird, smushed hard corn like a raw cornflake. Silly me cannot remember the name! Rolled corn?

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Is that a new thing to smoke(rolled corn)? :rolleyes: :partyon: :partyon: