My two 8 m/o rats have always hated their rat blocks, at this point I’ve must have tried at least 6 or so brands. I’ve realised that if I soak the blocks (I’m currently using Burgess, but I actually just ordered some Beaphar+ ones which I haven’t tried) they tend to pick at it and eat bits of it, which is a massive improvement (I’m also in the U.K. so we don’t have Harlan or Oxbow here.)
I feed them fresh foods every day, I’ve tried making a DIY dry mix but even then they’ll only pick out the good bits. I usually feed them veggies, fruits, egg, soya milk/yoghurt, tuna, barley, pea flakes, flax seeds, oats/cereal/grains, dried banana, kale, leafy salads, red/white quinoa, wholewheat pasta and long grain rice to give you a basic overview. But I want them to have a main food source as well. They’re at a healthy weight and I’ve never had any health issues regarding their diet.
I’ve tried taking away nearly all their food and just leaving their blocks, but even after 4 days they didn’t touch them.
So my main question is can I soak the blocks before I give it to them? And how long can I leave them in their cage for? If they still don’t want to eat lab blocks, can I just carry on feeding what I am now? Or should I buy some sort of supplement powder like the ones from RatRations?
Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance xox
I feed them fresh foods every day, I’ve tried making a DIY dry mix but even then they’ll only pick out the good bits. I usually feed them veggies, fruits, egg, soya milk/yoghurt, tuna, barley, pea flakes, flax seeds, oats/cereal/grains, dried banana, kale, leafy salads, red/white quinoa, wholewheat pasta and long grain rice to give you a basic overview. But I want them to have a main food source as well. They’re at a healthy weight and I’ve never had any health issues regarding their diet.
I’ve tried taking away nearly all their food and just leaving their blocks, but even after 4 days they didn’t touch them.
So my main question is can I soak the blocks before I give it to them? And how long can I leave them in their cage for? If they still don’t want to eat lab blocks, can I just carry on feeding what I am now? Or should I buy some sort of supplement powder like the ones from RatRations?
Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance xox