Ive got a few rats that im breeding for food and im currently using rat nuggets from pets at home but im going through loads & its costing a a fortune, so i was wondering what others feed their breeding stock?
Ive heard that some people use dry dog food and rabbit food?
Is that true?
Any advice is welcome thanks

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well for my mice i feed them breeding pig pellets, it has exactly the same nutrition as the shop bought mouse food, but is a fraction of the price, i get 15kg for 10 quid. i would imagine this would be suitable for rats aswell.

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If its ok for rats that would be great, the nuggets ive been using are £6.99 a bag and i go through 2 a week, costs a bomb so anything cheaper is better for me

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ye i know what you mean, cost me a fortune until i discovered this. and i buy in bulk so it is cheaper again!

the best thing to do is compare the nutritional information on both the nuggets you feed, and say pig food, and see if they are similar, as long as they are similar i would imagine it is fine, but obviously they still need the fruit etc.

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Argo pellets or dried complete dog food at £9.99 per 15kg bag

thanks guys, so glad there was a alternative. ill have a look at what nutrition is in the nuggets and compare dog food, pig pellets etc.
They get lots of fruit and veg as well which doesnt cost as i nick it from my dads lol

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i feed my rats a homemade mix called the shunamite diet

• Base mix 40-50%: 4-5 scoops/jugs/cups
• Dog kibble 10%: 1 scoop/jug/cup
• Dried pasta 10%: 1 scoop/jug/cup
• Breakfast cereals 30-40%: 3-4 scoops/jugs/cups

for the base i use either wilkos rabbit mix or johnstons rabbit
the dog kibble i use vitalin gold, you can use the pets at home nuggets instead of the dog kibble and that will help make it last longer, as for the cerals and pasta i mainly use the stores home brand products, corn flakes and rice crispies go down a treat

i don't breed rats at all but imo if you feed them a good nutrional feed then surely it would be better for all the animals you can get more info here: Fancy Rats | Information | The Shunamite Diet

Where do you get argo pellets from?

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I used to keep rats - I don't know how much I'll help though, since I kept them as pets and not just for breeding. You can get away with regular hamster food etc, but a more varied diet is good - mine loved the rat nuggets, but I didn't feed them exclusively on those as it's not different enough.

Also, seaweed is brilliant for breeding does, so I'd highly reccomend you look up that as an addition to their diet when they're pregant.

I feed working dog complete feed along with left overs from the table, well once the guinea pigs, dogs, cats and compost bin have been sorted lol! They do enjoy mealworms and the meaty marrow bones after the dogs have had a chew at them as they can get inside for the extra marrow!