Quote Originally Posted by JasonG View Post
Ive used dog food in a pinch here when my rodent food suppliers couldnt deliver... MAn did the rats get oily and stuff....

Never again...

Id go with mazuri 6f
I too have had to use Dog food in a bind and your right they get oily and even started loosing their hair in places. I'm sure there are other dry foods besides "Rat Chow" out there that will work just fine for the rats, but to me I don't have the time or the money to be doing a year of trial and error to find it.

It's not cheap to feed rats we go through bout 50 lbs ever week and a half here and at 23.00 a bag it can get rough.

To the OP..In a pinch dog food is fine for a short period..But if your going to breed rats its best to feed rat food..in the long run.