Cheap rat food?

[farmer1911 45ACP]

Kent 50lbs bags are reaching 20$+ in my area within a 40 mile radius and mazuri is around 23-25$+. Given that i go through 4+ bags a aweek it is starting to really add up. I started look at my local farm stores Farm and fleet,Big R,and Rural king but all i have found are the pig pellets like rabbit food instead of pig cubes like ordinary rodent feed. Does anybody in the IL/WI/IA area know of any cheap swine feed sources? Could i use rolled oats, sunflower seeds, corn and other grains/seeds as a homemade diet?
Thank You

[predatorkeeper87]

you burn through 200 pounds of rodent feed a week?! how many rats do you have lol.

I use the mazuri pig food that's the small pellet form...so I'm of no use as to what type of hog food you can get in the brick form

[farmer1911 45ACP]

you burn through 200 pounds of rodent feed a week?! how many rats do you have lol.

I use the mazuri pig food that's the small pellet form...so I'm of no use as to what type of hog food you can get in the brick form

Do the pellets work? I didnt want to use pellets becuase i thought it wouldnt dull their teeth and they would start chewing the tubs. Yeah a few months ago i upgraded and built a large maternity rack and got around 60 breeder females. I only have around 100-120 snakes, So i will have around 4-5 tubs bi weekly stocked with 30 wieners each and they eat alot! lol I have found though that rats that escape and live in my barn for a few weeks grow really big really fast probaly from eating chicken mash and rabbit feed.

[Bcycling]

Interesting. I have no clue on your topic, but are you selling any rats? I think I may be local to you seeing your location

[farmer1911 45ACP]

Interesting. I have no clue on your topic, but are you selling any rats? I think I may be local to you seeing your location

Possibly i am in between naperville and yorkville. I am thinking of starting to sell rats to the public as i am going through some major life changes in a few years so i am selling almost all of my breeder snakes and am going to restart from the ground up. So depending on if i find cheap food and it is worth my time and am able to make atleast a small profit. I will start selling rats as i have the capacity to be producing over 150 rats a week.

[predatorkeeper87]

Do the pellets work? I didnt want to use pellets becuase i thought it wouldnt dull their teeth and they would start chewing the tubs. Yeah a few months ago i upgraded and built a large maternity rack and got around 60 breeder females. I only have around 100-120 snakes, So i will have around 4-5 tubs bi weekly stocked with 30 wieners each and they eat alot! lol I have found though that rats that escape and live in my barn for a few weeks grow really big really fast probaly from eating chicken mash and rabbit feed.

I haven't had any issues with tub chewing so far, but I do give my rats a veggie/fruit salad and willow sticks to chew on every other day so that maybe were they are wearing their teeth down moreso.

Damn that's a lot of snakes and rodents lol, I hope to be producing 150-200 rats per week in the next few months though.

[Bcycling]

Possibly i am in between naperville and yorkville. I am thinking of starting to sell rats to the public as i am going through some major life changes in a few years so i am selling almost all of my breeder snakes and am going to restart from the ground up. So depending on if i find cheap food and it is worth my time and am able to make atleast a small profit. I will start selling rats as i have the capacity to be producing over 150 rats a week.

not far at all. Can you send me a pm with contact info? I will be needing a supply of rodents soon. Are you the guy selling the breeders on Cl?

[farmer1911 45ACP]

not far at all. Can you send me a pm with contact info? I will be needing a supply of rodents soon. Are you the guy selling the breeders on Cl?

Yes i am the one selling the 22 breeder ball pythons. Sent you a PM

[CALM Pythons]

I haven't had any issues with tub chewing so far, but I do give my rats a veggie/fruit salad and willow sticks to chew on every other day so that maybe were they are wearing their teeth down moreso.

Damn that's a lot of snakes and rodents lol, I hope to be producing 150-200 rats per week in the next few months though.

Start looking for a nice Chest Freezer (Best Buy I got mine for $189) and a Vacuum Seal machine . Sounds like those are good healthy Rats eating a well balanced diet. Gourmet feeder rat will be entering the market, great for keeping healthy snakes $$$

[Stewart_Reptiles]

not far at all. Can you send me a pm with contact info? I will be needing a supply of rodents soon. Are you the guy selling the breeders on Cl?

Yes i am the one selling the 22 breeder ball pythons. Sent you a PM

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