Great stuff. Well I just feed them rabbit food. The lady I got them from has lots of rats and she says they do fine on rabbit food. But I also give them some parrot food about every other day for more complete nutrition, as the rat food I saw at Wal-mart looks a lot like parrot food. Also I don't have any dandelions in my yard, all my land used to be cow fields so it's mostly clover and short grass. Anything I can use for a substitute?Originally Posted by Rhasputin
You can give them cat food in addition to regular rat chow. What are you feeding them regularly? Blocks?
Cat food is a fine addition, just be sure it's given in moderation, and be sure to get something that's corn and soy free, with a high protein value for best results! If you feed too much, the protein can damage the liver, and cause the rats to get fat, or have greasy coats, which you don't want. A heaping large table spoon full per day added to their blocks would be good for them.
Also giving pregnant mothers a dandelion leaf each day before they give birth for about the last week of pregnancy, can help increase milk production, resulting in healthy fat pups!
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