Lab blocks?

[SQ]

Walmart here seems to have switched from living world to kaytee :sad3:

 

[Moon]

That is terrible news, Holly :redhot:

 

[vickye69]

I just picked up some sort of lab blocks from my local petstore (not the petco that just opened up down the street which I'm not too happy about). I don't have any idea what kind they are, they have all the food just in bucket-like things that you just scoop out and bag however much you want, but they look decent. These rats came with a bag of Kaytee Forti-Diet, which just looks nasty, all grey and dusty. These blocks are more of a tan/brown color and look better.

I wish I knew which brand they were though, then I could find out if they're actually good or not. But the salesgirl didn't seem to know what she was doing, so no help there.

 

[NezumiNeko]

Don't feed if you don't know.

 

[vickye69]

Yea, I'm going to call tomorrow and talk to the owner of the store, she's only there on certain days.

 

[jorats]

Ya, I'd find out first.

 

[Dahlas]

I wonder if my feeds and needs store could order in Extrusion for Hamsters? I will ask them.

 

[NezumiNeko]

You could also try asking for Harlan or Oxbow, you never know.

 

[Christie]

I didnt know that Kims Ark is closing...why is that? I thought she had a great little thing goin on there.

 

[Lise]

So now that Kim's Ark is closing, , what other sites sell Harlen Tekland labe blocks?

If you live in the USA I would order from petfooddirect.com and freeze it if possible. It is a really good price.

I am actually even thinking about ordering from there myself for my next bag, and driving down to the border to get it.

The Hagen Extrusion diet is all corn as well, and personally I would rather feed Purina products myself (I have in the past)... but everyone has their own opinions.

 

[mercurydust]

Does anyone know anything about the lab blocks made by 8 in 1? Walmart sells it and I was just wondering....finding decent lab blocks is starting to become a challenge!

It says on the box made with corn and molasses.....so they might not be so great.

 

[MumsyRat]

There is another lady in the US who sells Harlan for the same price that Kim's Ark was offering it.
e-mail [email protected] I expect she can help our US members get the Harlan they need.

 

[smilez_n_hugs]

You can really tell if lab blocks are good. When my rats were on Kaytee, their poop was dark, loose, and stinky, and it came out slightly wet. On HT 2014 the poops are lighter in colour, very firm, and don't smell at all!

I definatly found the same thing once I changed to feeding HT. I was worried at first by the change but then I saw this. Thanks

 

[NezumiNeko]

I was showing someone my rats, and she didn't even realize it was poop!!! It's very useful for those squeamish people.

 

[smilez_n_hugs]

yes and its also alot easier to clean up if you have messy ratties like i do :nod: lol

 

[NezumiNeko]

All rats are messy. LOL.

 

[lilratsy43]

My 5 girls are 10X more messy then my 2 boys. Actually my two boys are basically clean freaks, they rarely poop or pee on the shelves, and they trained themselves to do this!!!

I love those two!

 

[Kat]

How come rats aren't allowed to eat corn? I've never fed it to my rat since I personally don't like corn, but why can't they eat it?

 

[lilratsy43]

Fresh corn is fine. There is something in the other stuff thats not good for them and I can't remember why...I am sure someone else will have a better answer...

 

[smilez_n_hugs]

I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the fact that corn is suseptible to mold but correct me if I'm wrong