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    Dog Food Help

    i live in Ontario Canada and wanted to know what is a good brand of dog food that is good for rats,asf and mice i have been using Ol' Roy meaty chunks 'in gravy dog food 18 KG but now it is only 16 kg and the pieces of dog food are smaller so the rats can pull it throw the hardware cloth i use to usa rat lab chow but i got a bad batch so i want to try dog food for a bit

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    Re: Dog Food Help

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    i live in Ontario Canada and wanted to know what is a good brand of dog food that is good for rats,asf and mice i have been using Ol' Roy meaty chunks 'in gravy dog food 18 KG but now it is only 16 kg and the pieces of dog food are smaller so the rats can pull it throw the hardware cloth i use to usa rat lab chow but i got a bad batch so i want to try dog food for a bit

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    Dog food is for dogs... rat food is for rats...

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    Dog food in general tend to make the rodents more greasy and smell bad.

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    Dog Food Help

    Dog food DOES make your rodents greasy and just unhealthy looking in general.

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    Re: Dog Food Help

    Quote Originally Posted by E71000 View Post
    i live in Ontario Canada and wanted to know what is a good brand of dog food that is good for rats,asf and mice i have been using Ol' Roy meaty chunks 'in gravy dog food 18 KG but now it is only 16 kg and the pieces of dog food are smaller so the rats can pull it throw the hardware cloth i use to usa rat lab chow but i got a bad batch so i want to try dog food for a bit

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    I believe ol'Roy isn't even fit for dogs. I would stick to the rat chow im sure you will find a bad batch of anything you buy at one time or another. Have you checked for a hog chow with high protine? Also, I stay away from anything with red dye in it.
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    Re: Dog Food Help

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    I believe ol'Roy isn't even fit for dogs. I would stick to the rat chow im sure you will find a bad batch of anything you buy at one time or another. Have you checked for a hog chow with high protine? Also, I stay away from anything with red dye in it.
    You are correct, I wouldn't feed ol Roy to anything

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    Dog Food Help

    Read the list of ingredients on the bag and compare to rat chow. I've been using a brand called sprout 18% protein dog food from fleet farm, it does NOT make the rodents greasy or smelly, not all dog foods are made the same
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    Re: Dog Food Help

    There are all natural dog foods that are made with quality ingredients.
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    Yes but nutritional requirements are different for dogs and rats

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    True. I wouldn't feed rats dog food or vice versa.

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