TheHermit
Senior Member
I work at a pet store now so I prefer to grab my food there due to convenience and the discount, however my location carries Oxbow for almost everything BUT rats. Go figure, huh?
In the meantime I have grabbed a bag of Carefresh Complete Menu for Rats & Mice. I have no idea how long Carefresh has been producing their own foods for, but I'd like to think that my trusted bedding brand might also know how to produce a decent food. But to begin with, how different are the nutritional requirements for a rat and a mouse?
Anyway the guaranteed analysis doesn't list sugar, but does seem to have high protein. I don't know much about nutrition so I'd like to make sure this is a good food for my girls. I don't expect it to be as good as Oxbow (I'm going to pester head office about that lol), but is it at least better than a seed mix?
Crude Protein min. 18.0%
Crude Fat min. 4.0%
Crude Fiber min. 5.0%/max 9.0%
Calcium min. 0.5%/max 1.0%
Phosphorus min. 0.4%
Salt min. 0.25%/max 0.75%
Vitamin A min. 5000 IU/lb
Vitamin D min. 180 IU/lb
Vitamin E min. 80 IU/lb
Omega 3 Fatty Acid min. 0.15%
Omega 6 Fatty Acid min. 1.0%
In the meantime I have grabbed a bag of Carefresh Complete Menu for Rats & Mice. I have no idea how long Carefresh has been producing their own foods for, but I'd like to think that my trusted bedding brand might also know how to produce a decent food. But to begin with, how different are the nutritional requirements for a rat and a mouse?
Anyway the guaranteed analysis doesn't list sugar, but does seem to have high protein. I don't know much about nutrition so I'd like to make sure this is a good food for my girls. I don't expect it to be as good as Oxbow (I'm going to pester head office about that lol), but is it at least better than a seed mix?
Crude Protein min. 18.0%
Crude Fat min. 4.0%
Crude Fiber min. 5.0%/max 9.0%
Calcium min. 0.5%/max 1.0%
Phosphorus min. 0.4%
Salt min. 0.25%/max 0.75%
Vitamin A min. 5000 IU/lb
Vitamin D min. 180 IU/lb
Vitamin E min. 80 IU/lb
Omega 3 Fatty Acid min. 0.15%
Omega 6 Fatty Acid min. 1.0%