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Re: High Copper
where could i get the hog feed and bedding?
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Re: ASF Tell ALLS... Finally decided to reveal to my BP.net brothers and sisters....
Any feed or farm supply store
Check out what's available at
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Gandhi
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Re: ASF Tell ALLS... Finally decided to reveal to my BP.net brothers and sisters....
Originally Posted by chrisdab
What about lithium grease as lubricant? Its considered household grease but I dont know the toxicity of it. The good thing about them is that door hinges or garage door chains, when greased last for years.
I know that lithium grease is used in food production so it must be safe. I think all white lithium grease is food safe just read the package I am sure it will say something, you can get it from any hardware or most automotive stores (i.e. O'rileys)
Mike
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Definitely like this thread. Not breeding ASFs, but plan to soon depending on what happens with my store ordering them.
With bedding, if you can't get to a feed store, PetCo sells a HUUUUUGE bag of pine, spruce, and fir shavings for like 6 bucks with a Petco Pals card. I used it for two 1.2 mouse bins a bit bigger than a 10 gal tank, cleaned once a week for about 6 months and still had over half of it left. There's also some cheap aspen shavings for a bit more.
Walmart started selling a 14% hog feed, but I haven't checked it out enough to know if it's a good buy. You can get a big bag of dog food (like 40lb) for 15 bucks that would work for rats if you got a low protein formula for seniors. Ol' Roy has the biggest bang for your buck at Walmart from what I've checked.
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14% is entirelly too low imo. the real rodent food i get is 23%
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Re: ASF Tell ALLS... Finally decided to reveal to my BP.net brothers and sisters....
Originally Posted by BAMReptiles
14% is entirelly too low imo. the real rodent food i get is 23%
In a word, NO. This is wrong. The stuff I use is 16% protein, and trust me, I get as good if not better results then your over priced 23% "real" rodent food.
How do I know? I have tested and documented the results myself.
Mikey Cavanaugh
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was just curious, i mean that stuff is made for breeding lab rodents. the majority of what i use is around 20%. i jsut found it odd that it was that high
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Re: ASF Tell ALLS... Finally decided to reveal to my BP.net brothers and sisters....
Originally Posted by BAMReptiles
was just curious, i mean that stuff is made for breeding lab rodents. the majority of what i use is around 20%. i jsut found it odd that it was that high
well keep in mind it wasn't made for breeding ASF's. One thing is certain.... ASF's are a totally different world in many ways then normal rats and mice.
Mikey Cavanaugh
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ah yea didnt think about that even
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09-26-2010, 03:12 AM
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Re: ASF Tell ALLS... Finally decided to reveal to my BP.net brothers and sisters....
Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh
In a word, NO. This is wrong. The stuff I use is 16% protein, and trust me, I get as good if not better results then your over priced 23% "real" rodent food.
How do I know? I have tested and documented the results myself.
Can I see those? *curious*
Also, is 14% okay? If the feed store I know very little about doesn't carry anything that works, that's what Walmart carries. 14% protein and 3% fat, I think. I could give you more nutritional info if you need that to make an opinion.
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