Quote Originally Posted by Shelby
Well first of all, Nutriphase is junk.. no good for rats, and second of all it's EXPENSIVE junk.

See if you can't get a big bag of mazuri lab blocks.. or harlan teklad lab blocks, but those are harder to get if you can't buy them in bulk.

If not.. go the dog food and grain mix route. MUCH cheaper than nutriphase, and a lot healthier. There's a sticky thread at the top of this forum that has Becky's rat food recipe. I've used it for years and it's great.

Another thing is I buy huge horse stall sized bags of shavings for bedding. A lot cheaper than buying the little bags they sell for pet hamsters.
I have lab blocks- I couldnt remember the name of the bag but petsmarts' site looks like what i got. The woman I talked to keeps rats herself and said it was eaten more than the alternative brand she had.

What type of shavings are they? The kind we have atm is supposed to be safe for them and came in a massive block in a bag. I know there's a feed & tackle store and havent thought of that alternative.

Edit: A bag of labblocks along with the Nutriphase. Woman suggested Nutri because the alternatives were being picked over so much.