today was certainly a good day for my little ratties as they were treated to some really yummie food!
a lot of rat sites that I've looked at and a friend of mine who is good with rats have recommended a raw diet instead of lab blocks for rats.
when we got our rats at the pet store, the clerk recommended a specific brand of lab blocks that she said she gives her rats. perhaps it was just another way to sell a product, who knows?
the thing is, I've never eaten much vegetables and fruits.
I want to be the best rat mom I can be, and having rats has given me an excuse to eat some greens myself.
so today as I was fixing up a small salad to myself, I decided to treat my rats with some lettuce, tomato and carrots. the girls loved it and it made me so happy to see them constantly return to their food dish to grab some more delicious vegetables :)
every time I go to the store now I try to pick up at least one type of vegetable and some type of fruit or berries to feed them. I've been doing a mixed diet so far (some days lab blocks and other days fruit/veggies/lab blocks in the morning, fruit/vegetables at night.) it's been working out fine. the good thing about vegetables and fruit is that the rats never seem to get tired of them and they will come and grab their food from my hands.
tomorrow I think I'll give them some apple bits. I wonder if they'll like those.
they haven't rejected any food yet, except they do get a little bored with the dried blueberries since I used those as treats when I wanted to reward them.
well that's it for today.
I think I'm gonna go check what my little ladies are up to and perhaps give them a treat :)
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