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Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Introducing Litter BLUE16CMB84 to the world!
Our doe Charlie gave birth to 4 lovely babies on May 20th 2016. Mom & babies are doing very well!
2 girls have already been spoken for, as well as the lone boy.
2 girls have already been spoken for, as well as the lone boy.
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Yummy Nummy Mush
So I like to give my rats fresh foods along with their rat block (oxbow). It gives them variety and can provide a wealth of healthy benefits.
The problem with giving them fresh food usually is that rats can pick through it, eat what they like & leave the rest. Also some piggie rats can hog all of one item and the others miss out. So I like to mix everything together. It also is nice because I can use frozen veggies and also make alot and freeze it if need be.
I got this idea from another breeder and truly love it!
You can literally add like anything you want. More veggies then fruit. You can mix it up from whatever is available at the time or whatever is on sale.
I first make a dry base, it makes it a bit thicker. I'll add in crumbs from the oxbow, oats, flax seed (which is super good for them and there have been some studies that it helps prevent tumors), hemp seed, etc...
I mix it all up in my food processor.
Next I mix up the wet stuff in my blender.
I use yogurt, a bit of water to make sure it blends well, frozen veggies- broccoli is always good, spinach, kale, basil, beets, carrots, etc... whatever veggies you can think of, usually a few blueberries or other fruit.
After that I mix the dry into the wet and stir.
Then for babies I add some protein by adding in chopped up hardboiled eggs (shell and all)
They LOVE it! I give it to my babies and they actually popcorn around the cage inbetween bites it gets them so excited!
You can really add anything! But be careful not to add too much protein for adults, too high sugar (which fruit does have quite a bit), not too much fat or calories either. You want to focus on healthy stuff & mostly veggies.
How much to give?
It is suggested that rats get fresh food about the side of their head or about 20% of their diet. You want to give enough but also not too much that they won't eat their other food or make piggies of themselves.
I only give this every other day because I give other fresh stuff and treats as well.
The problem with giving them fresh food usually is that rats can pick through it, eat what they like & leave the rest. Also some piggie rats can hog all of one item and the others miss out. So I like to mix everything together. It also is nice because I can use frozen veggies and also make alot and freeze it if need be.
I got this idea from another breeder and truly love it!
You can literally add like anything you want. More veggies then fruit. You can mix it up from whatever is available at the time or whatever is on sale.
I first make a dry base, it makes it a bit thicker. I'll add in crumbs from the oxbow, oats, flax seed (which is super good for them and there have been some studies that it helps prevent tumors), hemp seed, etc...
I mix it all up in my food processor.
Next I mix up the wet stuff in my blender.
I use yogurt, a bit of water to make sure it blends well, frozen veggies- broccoli is always good, spinach, kale, basil, beets, carrots, etc... whatever veggies you can think of, usually a few blueberries or other fruit.
After that I mix the dry into the wet and stir.
Then for babies I add some protein by adding in chopped up hardboiled eggs (shell and all)
They LOVE it! I give it to my babies and they actually popcorn around the cage inbetween bites it gets them so excited!
You can really add anything! But be careful not to add too much protein for adults, too high sugar (which fruit does have quite a bit), not too much fat or calories either. You want to focus on healthy stuff & mostly veggies.
How much to give?
It is suggested that rats get fresh food about the side of their head or about 20% of their diet. You want to give enough but also not too much that they won't eat their other food or make piggies of themselves.
I only give this every other day because I give other fresh stuff and treats as well.
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