rat food

[Brimstone111888]

Thanks for the link! Lots of useful info there!.

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

I am in a city area too but I can find rat food at out local feed stores but then again I can also find about any kind of food you can imagine because of the Henry Doorly Zoo locally. Call any type of feed store in your area, you may be suprised how many local people are breeding rats and need food. If not, they may be able to order it for you at a purina distributor.

[stangs13]

The leftover cheesy potato/ham casserole was a bit hit the other night. LOL

Sounds good! Send me some of that!

[frankykeno]

Sounds good! Send me some of that!

Awww sorry dear, the ratties beat you to it!

[stangs13]

Awww sorry dear, the ratties beat you to it!

Well if I visit one day, you know what I want! As well as some rats and snakes on the side!

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Man, you guys were right. after 2 days that care fresh was NASTY. It obsorbed the liquid incredibly well, but there was absolutley nothing to fight the stink. Returned the big bag I bought, and spent half as much on a huge bag of aspen. Its official.... even though I can't stand the smell of aspen, it is what I will use from now on.

thanks everyone.

Mike

[Desert]

I've been using Becky's mix and my rats are loving it.

Here's a link to the sticky...

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=28391

I'm curious how everyone feeds their rats food mixes that are smaller is size than lab blocks. It seems these feeds will fall through the metal feeding grate. Do you present the feed mixes in crock dishes? Do the rats throw it all over and spoil it?

[MarkS]

I'm curious how everyone feeds their rats food mixes that are smaller is size than lab blocks. It seems these feeds will fall through the metal feeding grate. Do you present the feed mixes in crock dishes? Do the rats throw it all over and spoil it?

You do need to use a crock or feeding dish of some kind which is the reason I don't use those mixes very much myself. Just one more thing to clean. But if you don't use the crock they'll usually just bury it and a lot will go to waste.

[Desert]

You do need to use a crock or feeding dish of some kind which is the reason I don't use those mixes very much myself. Just one more thing to clean. But if you don't use the crock they'll usually just bury it and a lot will go to waste.

I'm curious doesn't a lot of mix food go to waste even with the use of a crock dish? I have a visual of a rat digging in the dish and throwing food everywhere.

[frankykeno]

I'm curious doesn't a lot of mix food go to waste even with the use of a crock dish? I have a visual of a rat digging in the dish and throwing food everywhere.

Yep they do toss it around and bury a bit but they will go dig it up later. That's just how rats are. Eventually you figure out how much that particular enclosure of rats is eating without a lot of waste and that's how much you give them every day or every other day (so they go find their hidden stores).

I just watch on my weekly rat cleaning day. If I'm seeing a lot of dry mix in the old bedding, I adjust either the amount of food or the frequency offered.