[simbakitten]

ok i thought i had diet pretty figuered out in preperation for getting my 1st rat. but ive just been reading and someone said " i feed my fats two HT blocks a day" (plus other veggies and a constant source of other food) so i no tht HT comes in sorta cilinder shaped pellets, so when they say they feed them two blocks a day does tht mean 2 pellets! tht seems pretty lean.or am i just being reli nieve and stupid.help me plz, i want everything sorted out for a new arrival
thnx

 

[Forensic]

By 'block' they mean the 'pellets'. They are rather large blocks, though. Personally I try to free feed the HT, since that's the stuff that's got all the vitamins and stuff in it.

 

[Macabri]

My little girl hoardes her blocks so I can't free feed as easily, but if you can do it, it's probably better.

 

[chrisstrikeagain]

Yeah, blocks are pretty large, but i'd too free feed cause two seems too limited to me.

 

[simbakitten]

ok, but around two now like a bowl full

 

[mamarat]

I also free feed the blocks.

 

[simbakitten]

so there allways available?

 

[simbakitten]

so there allways available?

 

[Forensic]

I fill up their bowl of HT blocks once a night with enough for all of them. I give them the rest of their dinner at that time.

 

[simbakitten]

ok so blocks all da time then like special seeds graind etc at "dinner time"

 

[CaptainFlow]

I hand feed my girlies blocks whenever they have to go back to the cage, and make sure that they always have blocks in their "stash". I have a feeling they eat more than two blocks a day, but I have no idea since I don't really keep track of how many I hand out.

 

[Night]

Harlan Teklad is the best brand of lab blocks currently. Although their ingredients are rather... eh, they're considered the best in their own right.

Personally, I feed Oxbow Regal Rat, a few different high-quality premium dog foods, a tweaked version of Suebee's, and lots of veggies/herbs/fruit.