Lab block diet

[JenEric Reptiles]

Just switched from pot belly pig feed to mazuri lab block diet....
Noticed that the poop smell is a lot worse I'm guessing it from more protien...
Any other feed suggestions

[SnakeGirl3]

How often are you cleaning? I use Mazuri and I clean about twice/week. Typically the smell isn't that bad for me.

[JenEric Reptiles]

I clean once a week I have over 50 snakes and 100 rats....
I spot clean and give water daily... When I had same amount of animals on hog feed the smell wasn't that bad I just switched this week and the smell is very noticable ....
Would clean twice a week but that's too much and having a full time job a three year old etc

[hmj75]

I have read its usually the other way around....read people posting about rat poop getting worst with some hog feeds and dog foods..

[irishanaconda]

i recently added some new rats to my colony, and the rats i picked up were fed harlan and when they got home i could def tell the difference in smell. i think it is the difference in protien, my masuri that i feed them have 19% protien, and i think the harlan has somthing like 23% protien.

[JenEric Reptiles]

yeah thats what i figured........
just like when I used to weight train....and took a lot of protein suppliments..............whew boy stay outta my way........and da gym bathrrom bring your respirator........lol stinky poooo!

noticed the feces are bigger and a different color also....i like the lab block diet because less watse on feeding throught the top of rack as oppossed to just scooping a bunch of hog feed pellets and throwing it in...
cost twice as much though.......want to see it last just as long hopefully .....
i figuered i was wasting close to half the pellets during cleaning or turning to dust.
i am really debating building this grow out tub maybe i'll build a hopper..........to use the pellets........unless i can control the smell maybe a vent in ceiling in the room also instead of using just the window.....

[joshy171]

i use the a lab block and my rats smell but its nothin that bad i run 2 huge air purifiers therw the room tho i also clean every cage 2 a week which is 30-45 min of cleaning a day i also got a hand held steamer to really clean the tubs and after i started that once a month i had next to no smell even when entering the room

[JenEric Reptiles]

i guess i could try thats 17 mason tubs and soon to be 24 birthing racks tubs........ at least its easy with a rack system.........
along with 50 tubs for snakes thats a lot ........gotta do what i gotta do....

[JenEric Reptiles]

oh and pick up a air purifyer...........and need a power bar strip for everthing in that room..........