Thursday, April 21, 2011

Rat food.

since the rats left our place with very little food (only enough for the few days they were going to be gone) I had to stock up on some today before they arrive.

we usually buy kaytee's forti-diet which is one of the best lab blocks out there.

since we don't live close to a big chain pet store I usually pick up rat items at a smaller private owned pet store in our neighborhood when we need something fast.
they don't always carry the same brands we buy at the bigger pet stores.

last time I bought rat food at this store I noticed that Garbo's coat was very shiny and smooth. the food I bought came in pellet form. I was hoping they would have had it since the rats really liked it as a change for the other pellets they usually eat and Garbo's fur looked great.

unfortunately they were really low on rat food and I ended up buying a tropical rat mix for them.

we've tried giving them a mix similar to this one before but it didn't go over too well with our ladies. part of it - I'm sure - was that it had been sitting in the garage at Robert's parents house for a few years.

I'm really hoping this tropical mix though will be a success among our ladies.
we'll have to test it out tonight.

otherwise I'm screwed because I forgot to pick up some "back up" food (fruits and vegetables. those always work).

(then again...if the rats are really hungry and they realize there's nothing else to eat I'm sure they'll enjoy this new food :D)

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