How much should one expect to pay for food and bedding for 6 tubs of 1.5 breeder rats? Where I get Mazuri 6F it costs $25 for a 50lb bag and about 6 cuft pine is around $7. Would 50lb of food and that much bedding last longer than a month? two months? I want to figure out for myself if breeding rats would be cheaper than buying frozen..I already figured the cost of building the rack and the cost of the rats(ie the initial investment) and now I'm trying to figure upkeep. So if anyone has any helpful input on how long a 50lb bag of mazuri and a big bag of pine generally lasts them, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for the help.