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Post by crazycritter on Dec 9, 2004 17:30:36 GMT -8
I received an email from a store offering to give me a discount price on their rodent chow...It says it's suited for hamsters, mice, and rats...do you think it would be alright for my gerbils? I would supplement it with lettuce, mealworms, and sunflower seeds.....and of course the usual treats and such.
5K75 Advanced Protocol Certified PicoLabĀ® Rodent Diet 20: Ground corn, dehulled soybean meal, wheat middlings, ground wheat, fish meal, cane molasses, wheat germ, dried beet pulp, brewers dried yeast, dehydrated alfalfa meal, ground oats, dried whey, soybean oil, calcium carbonate, salt, menadione dimethylpyrimidinol bisulfite (source of vitamin K), DL-methionine, choline chloride, vitamin A acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cholecalciferol, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, thiamin mononitrate, nicotinic acid, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, cyanocobalamin, folic acid, manganous oxide, zinc oxide, ferrous carbonate, copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate.
Crude protein not less than 20.0% Crude fat not less than 4.5% Crude fiber not more than 6.0% Moisture not more than 13.0% Ash not more than 7.0%
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Post by queenofthenile on Dec 10, 2004 7:29:16 GMT -8
Doesn't Andrea feed a rat mix to her gerbils? Does anyone have an ingredient analysis for the foods they are feeding right now? I think it would be easier if we could compare.
To me, it seems like there is too much corn, as well as ingredients that don't seem to make sense (ie: fish meal, molasses, beet pulp). I think the food would be fine for the gerbs, it just may not be the best quality.
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Post by tasha on Dec 10, 2004 10:04:54 GMT -8
What about the 'ash'? That sounds bizarre? I feed 8 in 1 Ecotrition and always make sure there is a millet spray in there (they pick at it slowly). I've tried rat lab blocks for extra protein, but my gerbs are totally not interested in them. As daily treats, I will give them a couple of the following in very small amounts -- Kashi Seven Grain cereal (has no sugar or additives), dried blueberries, dried strawberries, winter squash, rolled oats, sunflower seeds, almond pieces, alfalfa hay, and oats 'n' groats. Ecotrition has 16% protein, 7% fat, 10% fibre, and 12% moisture. I was told that lettuce is a no-no because it has too much water content and no nutritional value (at least that common iceberg lettuce).
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