diet...

[alan1]

hia...

what's THEE best diet/suppliments for young ASFs?
my youngsters seem to stay really scrawny for ages
+ i occasionally lose a few due to (i think) an unsatisfactory diet

thanks

[llovelace]

Country Acres hog feed by Purina, less than $12 for 50# bag

[alan1]

thanks...
airfare would cost a bomb tho

is there anything i could add to the diet, that i could get from a supermarket or somewhere?

[llovelace]

Are there any feed stores in your area that sell purina products?

[Mike Cavanaugh]

look up the nutrients and ingredients of the country acres hog feed, then find a similar hog feed at your local feed store (If they don't have the country acres). Look around. Almost everywhere in the country has some kind of feed store within a reasonable distance... often times people just don't know they are there.

[alan1]

thanks everyone, i'll see if i can source some
btw, i'm in the UK...

[dr del]

Hi,

To help you in your search here is the ingredients list.

Country Acres Hog feed

Protein 16.00% min.
Lysine .65% min.
Crude fat 3.00% min.
Crude fiber 7.00% min.
Calcium .60% min.
Calcium 1.10% max
Phos .70% min
Salt .25% min.
Salt .75% max
Selenium .300PPM min.
Zinc 100.000PPM min.

dr del

[pavlovk1025]

Hog feed + a side of black oil sunflower seeds twice a week mixed in with the hog feed.
Oh and the occasional snake shed for a snack.

[Pixtaker]

I feed Mazuri Rodent Formula 6F. I supplement daily with a birdseed mix consisting of dried fruit, nuts, and sunflower seeds. I also toss in fresh veggies a few times a week (broccoli is their favorite by far).

If you're looking for the most cost effective way to breed ASFs this isn't it. If you're looking for the best way to raise happy, healthy ASFs that are a perfect nutritional source for your snakes, IMHO, this IS it.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

I feed Mazuri Rodent Formula 6F. I supplement daily with a birdseed mix consisting of dried fruit, nuts, and sunflower seeds. I also toss in fresh veggies a few times a week (broccoli is their favorite by far).

If you're looking for the most cost effective way to breed ASFs this isn't it. If you're looking for the best way to raise happy, healthy ASFs that are a perfect nutritional source for your snakes, IMHO, this IS it.

I used to feed the fancy, expensive stuff... until the miles and miles of data in spreadsheets I compiled proved that the hog feed works just as good if not better for a FRACTION of the price.