Possible Food for Rodents

[Jay_Bunny]

I was at Southern States picking up bedding and saw their dog food. I have been told it is okay to feed dog food as the main food for rodents as long as it has the right ingredients and does not contain the toxic food dyes. These are the ingredients in the dog food I found. Are any of them acceptable as mouse and rat food? This is 40lbs for $15.

Southern States Complete
Crude Protein - 21%
Crude Fat - 10%
Crude Fiber - 5.5%
Moisture - 10%

Ingredients:
Corn Meal, Meat and Bone Meal, Poultry By-Product, Wheat Middlings, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Animal and Vegetable Fat, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Brewers Yeast, Natural Flavors, Potassium Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Ammonium Hydroxide, Propionic Acid (A Preservative), Acetic Acid, Sodium Bentonite, Calcium Bentonite, Verxite, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Choline Chloride, Biotin, Ferric Oxide (For Coloring).

I would also supplement with fresh foods like oats, pasta, fruits, veggies, corn flakes, bran flakes, occasional seeds/nuts, etc.