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Salt licks?

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#1 ·
My girls don't have a salt lick in their cage and I began to wonder if they should, so I Googled it and found contradictory information (no suprise there!). So, I decided to pose the question to you rat savvy folks here.

Do rats need salt licks? If not, do they like them? If so, are they bad for them?
 
#3 ·
Yeah, that's what some of the sites I found said. Salt dehydrates them too much. But I found others that said they love it and it won't hurt them. Nothing I've found suggests they need them, though... so I guess it's better not to take the chance.

Besides... I gave them each a piece of Cheeto and they LOVED it. That's more than enough salt for the week, I'd say! Heheh.
 
#9 ·
if you want advise from the experts... "The Rat Lady" would be a great person to get it from

http://www.ratfanclub.org/diet.html

excerpt from this page:
Rats do not need a salt lick. They get all the salt they need from their diet. Salt licks are only needed by strict herbivores.

side note: I read somewhere that this diet she explains is being modified... I believe Darksong on this board mentioned something to this effect not too long ago. Hopefully she will chime in on this thread.
 
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