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what the hell am i supposed to feed fuzzies while they're on death row? i didnt know what to do so i feed it some cheese from my easy mac, but thats not healthy.
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-thizzicist

What, mom won't feed em? Or did ya buy fuzzies for food? If the later is the case then you'll need an eye dropper and some warm milk . Or freeze em and use for food later that way.

Quig

dogg kibble will work, i feed my pet rats table food.....

it's called rat chow for short......
rat, mouse and hamster chow.....
rodent chow........
lab chow.......

.........it's for rats and mice and all.....

.........it has vitamins in it too...........

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actually they arent that expensive either. my rats prefer the lab block over dog kibble...... but then they prefer steak over the lab blocks...LOL

I had the same problem. If you google 'orphaned rat pup care' there are several sites with info...
It is a lot of work, But I have a hard time getting the proper size Live rats on a regular basis. I have been able to save Pups for another 5 Days this way.
I feed my left over pups "puppy replacement milk" from a hamster bottle. I bought both at petco. Also an eye dropper works. Warm up the milk as you would for a baby, test it on your wrist.
Since I work, I Only fed them in the morning, and before I went to bed.they should eat about 5ml each feeding. You need to massage there lower Abdomen also to get them to eliminate.. .(until you notice they are going on their own)otherwise they will puff up, poisoned by their own toxins .
They also need to be kept warm (not hot)
Pups that have their eyes open are easier to save... so I always prioritize how I feed My BPS...
I always feed the cutest one first (to save me from myself)
Most importantly... NEVER NAME THEM! (LOL)
Good luck!

i wish that i had done that, my gf loves rats, now i have 5 that are off the feeding list, at least they are cute though../

Fuzzy rats need to be fed milk (puppy formula type milk works or baby formula). They need to be fed every 2-4 hours around the clock.

As feeder rats, it would be best to just freeze them. When it's time to feed your snakes, thaw what you need in hot tap water then offer to you animals.

The alternative is to foster them to a nursing female rat (or maybe a cat if the mother cat is nice enough to let them nurse instead of eating them).
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PHLdyPayne

If their eyes are open they will do fine with some soaked dog kibble (only brown colored kibble no red dyes...not a good idea because the red dye may be bad for snakes). Make sure to offer them a water bottle(or bowl...just be prepared to change it often) as well. If their eyes are not open then you would have to feed them milk replacer...I use soy milk it works the best slightly heated. It would be a lot of work to keep fuzzies happy if they need milk and survivorship isn't great unless you really work at it and feed them every few hours and keep them warm! So freezing them may be a better option for you if they are not able to eat solid food yet. Right now I have about 35 juvenile rats from 1 week old to 3 weeks old. I almost always pull the babies at 4 weeks but I've done it before at 2.5 weeks and all the babies did well. As I mentioned if their eyes are open they are begining to eat solid food.

Amy
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