I follow Becky's dry mix but do change it up. Basically it's always equal parts of lab block and a good quality dog kibble as the base. To this I add whatever other dry things I find on sale or are the odds and ends of my own pantry. So one week I might add in dry pasta, nuts, bran cereal, puffed wheat, large flake oatmeal...another week it might be raisins or some left over chocolate chips or whatever. As long as it's dry and healthy, they pretty much love it.

I also keep a covered old plastic icecream container in the fridge. Into that goes all sorts of dinner leftovers and the rats get a few scoops of that twice a week. It's an awful mess to look at but boy the rats eat it up! Saves on wasting food...rats are the ultimate recyclers. They also love wing night around here. Bones are a huge favorite in the colony. The leftover cheesy potato/ham casserole was a bit hit the other night. LOL

Here's a handy link for "human" foods for rats...

http://www.ratnutrition.com/suppleme...forbiddenfoods