From:
eileen marion
Date: 2005-10-24 01:54:32 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Question on Rats
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
---I have had ratties for years (sweet little things).
Cheese should only be given as a treat (much the same
as seeds or meat). They require a diet high in fresh
fruits, veggies and corn (no raw broccoli though). I
made a homemade mix for mine which kept them very
healthy (equal parts mixed veggies (I used frozen
ones)-like cauliflower, green beans, peas, carrots-
corn niblets, brown rice, and Hagen parrot pellets
[the ones that smell like fruit loops - they are a
flat disc shape and different colours]). Both my rats
lived to be over 5 years of age on that diet -which is
rare for ratties (along with lots of exercise). I
supplemented with a tablespoon each evening of mixed
fresh fruit.
Hope that helps.
Eileen Marie Fitzgerald <ferret_lady60@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi everyone
> I know this is a ferret site, but we are looking
> after a ladies ferret and her rat. and it turns out
> that she does not know all that much about rats
> either.
> We have heard that you should not give a rat cheese.
> Is this true?
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