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I have been using Kaytee Forti-Diet for hamsters (green bag) for awhile now but I am wondering if they have something better that would make them grow faster? I only use this because this is what the local petstores use and the food has a variety of stuff to go through, so they seem to like it.
Bob

I feed only lab blocks, they seem to do fine on them. Forget the exact formulation, standard stuff I get from another rodent breeder. Use it for all my rodents. Overhead hoppers and little waste.

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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
12.25 BRB
12.14 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I also use a hamster mix which includes a variety of grains, nuts and also some dog treats and cat food, I get it for 56 cents a pound in a 40 pound bag. Although I breed only small scale.
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Jess
1.3 adult brazilian rainbows
1.2 baby BRBs born 6/18
1.0 normal corn
1.0 african brown house snake
0.1 hypo Boa constrictor
0.1 normal ball python
2.3.1 crested geckos
1.1 western hognoses
Oodles of mice and rats
0.1 paranoid parents "too many snakes!"

I use TEKLAD rodent diet. I used to use the Purina Lab Diet, rodent diet but the feed store I bought it from went out of bussiness and I had to start special ordering it. I think most commercial rodent diets should be fairly comperable though. I aslo give them Timothy hay as a treat (They really seem to like it) and supplement their food with a variety of fruits and vegetables. Broccoli and apples always seem to be the first things eaten.
A few years ago I fed strickly the cheapest dog food that I could find. They ate it fine, but I decided to start spending a little more since the more nutrition my rats got, the more the snakes would get. SInce the switch I have noticed that the breeder rats and mice do seem healthier and longer lived.

Thanks everyone for your responses. I am going to get some lab blocks I believe.
Bob