Quote Originally Posted by SatanicIntention View Post
Give it to a rescue shelter. Rats will get kidney failure from too high protein. They only need 16-18% protein for breeding/rearing.

Nutro is crap cat food anyway, alot of fillers, but the shelter will appreciate it.

Rats need a high quality diet to thrive and grow. They shouldn't be bred at 2 months of age, where in the world did you hear that? It's like a 9 year old girl getting pregnant. It's possible, but is it good for them? NO..

They need to be 4-6 months old and over 250g. If they are not, then you need to separate them. They need to be robust, well-fleshed, healthy coats, and have enough body weight to successfully breed. I would separate your rats, make sure they have same-sex buddies, and let them grow up.

Find a Purina Mill feed store, order some Mazuri 6F or 9F, mix up a mixture of dry pasta, cheerios, total flakes, long-cooking oatmeal, and a few other whole grain cereals, and you're good to go.
Lol thanks for the reply. I didnt realize that feeding that to my rats could kill them. I think I saw the thing about breeding at 2 months on some other website that I found by searching "rat breeding" or something on google. Btw, thanks for mentioning the weights. I'm going to weigh them after this post to see if they are too small or not. Btw would the males fight if I put them together? About the feed store, I live in pittsburgh so I dont think I am going to be able to find one too close. At the one reptile show that I go to, there is a rodent vendor that sells rodent block. Its like a few dollars for a ziplock freezer bag full. Is that comparable to the Mazuri food? Thanks again!