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What not to feed pet Rats2007-11-24 22:17:49

I just got 2 female rats, they are only about 8 week old, Is there anything that I SHOULD NOT feed them?

Answers:

What not to feed rats is a much shorter list then asking for what you can feed rats.

http://www.petratscanada.com/forbidden_f...

http://www.ratfanclub.org/diet.html...

http://www.freewebs.com/cjsratrescue/rat...

I would like to clear up some myths and misconceptions about what foods may or may not be good for rats. Some of these updates on safe/unsafe foods may not be on the internet but are being discussed among rat-keeping experts on rat-only forums.

Chocolate: There is nothing wrong with a treat of chocolate now and then and dark chocolate can benefit rats that have respiratory issues

http://spazrats.tripod.com/chocolate.htm...

Orange juice for male rats: Old talk is that OJ is just fine for the girls but not for the boys.

http://www.rmca.org/articles/oj.htm...

However, you can give the boys slices of orange, or homemade orange juice, if you peel the orange, get rid of as much of the pith as possible, and WASH the peeled orange to get rid of all traces of d-limonene that may have oozed out of the orange peel as you peeled the orange.

Never give rats, male or female, commercial orange juice.

Garlic is fine for rats for medicinal purposes. It has antibiotic properties and the heat of garlic stimulates the flow of blood to the lungs and heart to aid in lung and heart ailments.