Post by wordgerbil1 on Jul 1, 2014 4:27:18 GMT -8
I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on Vitakraft VitaSmart Complete Nutrition food for rats, mice, and gerbils.
Protein (min)...........17%
Fat (min)................5%
Fiber (max).............10%
Moisture (max)........12%
Calcium (min).........0.5%
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Ingredients: Soybean hulls, flaked corn, ground wheat, flaked soybeans, oat groats, flaked peas, dehulled soybean meal, puffed wheat, carob pods, peanuts, dehydrated alfalfa meal, wheat middlings, chopped timothy hay grass, corn gluten meal, calcium carbonate, dried plain beet pulp, dehydrated dates, vegetable oil, ground flax seed, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, corn distillers dried grains with solubles, salt, ground corn, apple juice concentrate, L-lysine, ground oat groats, wheat germ meal, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, Vitamin A supplement, choline chloride, yeast culture, .....
I'm supplementing (due to slightly lower fat) with Tropical Carnival Trail Mix Treat.
Protein (min)........16.5%
Fat (min).............18%
Fiber (max)..........17%
Moisture (max).....10%
Ingredients: Peanuts, stripe sunflower seeds, green peas, raisins, pumpkin seeds, watermelon seeds, squash seeds, wheat flour, corn flour, corn starch, dehydrated blueberry, dehydrated cranberry, dehydrated sweet potato, fruit (concentrated orange juice, banana puree, strawberry puree, apple puree, pear puree), fructans, sugar, pectin, palm fat, malic acid, fruit and vegetable juice, lemon concentrate, ascorbic acid and citric acid.
Does this sound like a healthy diet for 2 young gerbils? Is something else missing that I need to supplement?
Protein (min)...........17%
Fat (min)................5%
Fiber (max).............10%
Moisture (max)........12%
Calcium (min).........0.5%
...
Ingredients: Soybean hulls, flaked corn, ground wheat, flaked soybeans, oat groats, flaked peas, dehulled soybean meal, puffed wheat, carob pods, peanuts, dehydrated alfalfa meal, wheat middlings, chopped timothy hay grass, corn gluten meal, calcium carbonate, dried plain beet pulp, dehydrated dates, vegetable oil, ground flax seed, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, corn distillers dried grains with solubles, salt, ground corn, apple juice concentrate, L-lysine, ground oat groats, wheat germ meal, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, Vitamin A supplement, choline chloride, yeast culture, .....
I'm supplementing (due to slightly lower fat) with Tropical Carnival Trail Mix Treat.
Protein (min)........16.5%
Fat (min).............18%
Fiber (max)..........17%
Moisture (max).....10%
Ingredients: Peanuts, stripe sunflower seeds, green peas, raisins, pumpkin seeds, watermelon seeds, squash seeds, wheat flour, corn flour, corn starch, dehydrated blueberry, dehydrated cranberry, dehydrated sweet potato, fruit (concentrated orange juice, banana puree, strawberry puree, apple puree, pear puree), fructans, sugar, pectin, palm fat, malic acid, fruit and vegetable juice, lemon concentrate, ascorbic acid and citric acid.
Does this sound like a healthy diet for 2 young gerbils? Is something else missing that I need to supplement?