Quote Originally Posted by Skittles46 View Post

My mother raised an interesting question..if the grains and beans the rats would eat in the wild are raw why aren't they in the mixes? I've read more than one place not to do raw beans.
I believe raw beans destroys important digestion enzymes.

Edit:
Okay, not that yahoo is all that scientific, this is the only source I've found that talks about why not to feed it to them.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...AAguRq0&show=7
OTHER OFF LIMIT NEVER EVER FEED are
raw dry beans/Peanuts (contain anti-nutrients that destroy Vit. A & digestion enzymes, causes red blood cell clumping)
raw sweet potato
green bananas (inhibits digestion of starch)
green potato skin and eyes (contains a toxin)
wild insects
raw bulk tofu
mouldy Cheese
liquorice (suspicions of neurological poisoning)
raw red cabbage (contains anti-nutrients that destroys thiamin)
raw artichokes (inhibits digestion of protein)
raw olysters/clams

Edit again!:

Found the source
http://www.pxrats.com/diet2.html