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« on: February 06, 2010, 06:29:58 PM »
How often should I feed my rats boiled chicken/tuna & fresh fruits/vegatables?
As of now I give them, boiled chicken one day and tuna the next and so on, should I cut it down to every couple of days or do exactly what I'm doing?
Fresh fruits/vegatables daily, a mix of what I have. Should I cut this down at all, or continue the daily routine?
I know rats can have mealworms and crickets, is that a treat or a daily food item?
Thanks!  Smiley

Okay so I'm researching foods and everythings says something different! Maybe I'm just roaming over it, but I don't see a sticky that tells me what to feed daily. I need something that's healthy for my rats and easy on my pocketbook. So I'm asking, what do I feed my rats?? Right now they eat Nutriphase for rats. If I give them Lab blocks (not even sure what they are yet?) will that be all they need for a staple daily diet?
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2010, 07:05:22 PM »
Crickets and mealworms are fatty, so treats only.

Are they eating lab blocks? this is suggested.
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2010, 07:12:12 PM »
No they aren't, but I just recently read a post and everyone was talking about them. So I'm gonna check them out and (hopefully) get some for my ratty boys. What exactly are they?
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2010, 07:32:17 PM »
What is their staple diet? What do you leave in the cage for them all the time?
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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2010, 07:33:33 PM »
Forgot...If we start feeding them the 'Suebee's Grain Mix' from the daily diet in the sticky (which we most likely will be) would lab blocks still be required?
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« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2010, 07:34:17 PM »
Quote from: AvaAdoreSmashing on February 06, 2010, 07:32:17 PM
What is their staple diet? What do you leave in the cage for them all the time?
We feed them Nutriphase for Rats Along with boiled chicken/tuna & fresh vegatables/fruits daily, the meat/fruits/vegatables are in there for about 4 hours if uneaten I take it out. They always have the nutriphase.
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« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2010, 11:00:41 AM »
Lab blocks are cubes of food, and they contain a fully balanced rat diet-although I always supplement with fresh fruit and veggies.
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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2010, 11:15:30 AM »
Some examples of lab blocks: Harlan Teklad, Pets at Home rat nuggets, Mazuri

Perhaps if you google the and find photos you may find you've spotted some before  Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2010, 10:34:54 PM »
Thanks everyone! Right now I don't have a penny to my name but I will be getting lab blocks ASAP!!
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