9 little babies

[Jessica Loesch]

It's the Kaytee Fortidiet ... comes in a blue bag. I got it because I was trying to find Mazuri and couldn't find it locally for the life of me, then I found the 4.99 flat rate shipping on native earth and ordered a 40lb bag. So ... Hope it helps.

I found the last baby dead, but uneaten. So the first 7 disappeared (found one half eaten) and 2 were found dead but uneaten.

Sigh! This is depressing.

[rperry03]

Not a big deal, I bet that once you switch over the food all will be good!!!!

Thats exactly the stuff, pet store always had it on sale and that is also the same place I ordered my native earth from. I wish I had the space to order the 5 pack.

Do have a feeder for them? Mine was chewing through the blocks like crazy before I made some

[JohnNJ]

Not sure if it means anything with your group but I did notice a change with diet.

When I gave them dog food, which the rats do fine on and enjoy as a change, the ASF's were fighting and eating babies. I feed them Mazuri 6f now and they're all fine.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I was gonna say the same thing. A higher protein dog food works wonders with ASFs. The babies are bigger, litters are bigger, and they don't eat the babies. But supplemented along with the lab block. For some reason ASF play w the block and chew it up more than eat it. Give them variety.

[Jessica Loesch]

Happy to say my norway rat had 8 beautiful babies. Yay ... takes some of the sadness away.

[Jessica Loesch]

I was gonna say the same thing. A higher protein dog food works wonders with ASFs. The babies are bigger, litters are bigger, and they don't eat the babies. But supplemented along with the lab block. For some reason ASF play w the block and chew it up more than eat it. Give them variety.

OK - I will give them some from my dog's bag then.

[rperry03]

How long have you had your female norway? Im waiting for mine to pop and it should around wed. Im not sure if they are preggo or just fat lol I have 3 that are breeding size. I have tracked her weight from 8-2 she went from 220 to 299 tonight. The others I havent tracked that closely.


I can't find it now but I did read somewhere that if they are to be feeders do not feed them food or treats with red dye, so I just avoid the dye all together now.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I've heard that about the red dye too but I don't know why. Because of that I just checked the labels on my bags anyway to be sure the food I was buying didn't have any red dye in it.

[Jessica Loesch]

oh true good point I better check, but its a natural dog food so I hope not.

The norway I have had for ... hmm... end of july I think. Yep, the 24th. I saw them mate on the 30th and then she had babies 22 days later! Yay!!!

Here is a pic They are like 3x the size of asf pinks.

[Rhasputin]

Blech, I wouldn't touch anything Kaytee makes with a 10 foot pole!