50# lasts awhile. I dislike buying too much at one time, because it can go moldy if it sits too long. I guess that if you stored it up right that might not happen. But horse grain.. chicken feed.. I can't buy too much at once because it infallably molds at the bottom!
You could add/mix in variables, sich as Kashi cereal and cheerios, etc. to provide variety and stretch it out. I do!
-Jen. Back in the hobby after a hiatus!
Ball pythons:
0.1 normal; 1.1 albino. 1.0 pied; 0.1 het pied; 1.0 banana.
A few months ago I post a thread with some info that I found that might help you. A rat eat 21g/day of food. Mice eat 3g/day but waste like 5g/day so it makes around 8g/day.
I've always wondered how much I should be feeding them. Maybe I overfeed them? Should I weigh the food I give the rats? I tend to just scoop it and put it in the cage. (we have mostly cages, but my roommate is going to build me some racks.)
I've always wondered how much I should be feeding them. Maybe I overfeed them? Should I weigh the food I give the rats? I tend to just scoop it and put it in the cage. (we have mostly cages, but my roommate is going to build me some racks.)
For cages, I have a large hopper tied to the side of them all. Fill it to the brim when I change the litter once a week. They sometimes need a fill up in the middle of the week if the cage has some extra rats.
For racks, I fill it up the food area of the top. It's sectioned off, and has enough room for a full weeks worth. I fill that up when I clean cages too.
Most rats are very good about feeding themselves the right amount of food. The bag says to give them 24/7 access to lab blocks, and I do. It works well.
The hard part is in those mixes of seeds and stuff where they pick out the best tasting stuff and leave the less flavorful nutritional things behind. (not that any seeds mixes have anything good in them)
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