Can you feed rats regular yogurt chips like you buy in a health food store?


Posted March 21st, 2010 by admin 3 Comments »
Health Store
asked:


I keep reading about people feeding their rats yogurt drops as a treat. Wondering if there is a special kind I need to buy or if I can buy the kinds from the bin in the health food store.

Does my hamster need salt in his diet?


Posted August 31st, 2009 by admin 4 Comments »
diet supplement
Brian R asked:


i saw some salt wheels in petsmart the other day and i started wondering if my hamster needed one to supplement his diet like horses need. please help me decide wheather or not to get one

Rat Diet Supplements?


Posted July 12th, 2009 by admin 3 Comments »
diet supplements
J asked:


All my rats are on supplemented lab blocks and have been for years. But I got two boys a few months ago who are not doing so great on the age old diet.

They have both started having very smelly semi-dihharia. Their cage mates don’t have the problems at all. I have separated them from the group in a different cage for now.

I normally use the Rat Health Guide but it seems to be down. So I need help with suggestions of diets or supplements to firm up their feces asap.

This is not a situation were a vet is needed (trust me) all I need is a short list or some recipes that have worked for your rats in the past.

My 4 yr old guineapig has lost weight, is it good idea to supplement diet with babyfood via syringe?


Posted March 2nd, 2009 by admin 12 Comments »
diet supplement
Solusia asked:


It is a female Abyssinian, & she is accompanied by another female of same breed, who is 2 yrs old. So its difficult to see how much the older one eats.

Thanks for the suggestions, much appreciated.