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I now use a grain mix as a side dish or treat. NOTE: I do not claim this to be a complete diet, nor know the nutritional value. It will put weight on rats, so use as a treat or side dish sparingly only!

It contains: rolled oats, millet, brown rice, Hodgson Mills veggie pasta, Wellness Super5Mix Just for Seniors, (protein 18%, fat 10%) and Total cereal.
You can mix your own, or if you don't want to bother, I sell it for $ 1.10 a pound.
You can add a little salmon, white fish or wheat germ oil for added benefits. Don't forget about fresh or thawed frozen veggies for your rats!

 

Harlan Lab Blocks
Harlan Rodent Diets are vegetarian lab diets developed to be nutritionally complete

Harlan's prices increased dramatically for 2013!! Due to the price increase plus the use of my own vehicle to pick up my orders, I have had to raise the prices accordingly. Please note that I will donate $ 1.00 from each 33 lb bag purchased at full price to the rat
rescue. ** I also occasionally carry Harlan's Native Earth. This is the same as the 2018 but comes in 40 lb bags. These are $48.00.**

#2014

Teklad Global 14% Protein

*Product Description - 2014 Teklad Global 14% Protein Rodent Maintenance Diet is a fixed formula, nutritionally balanced, non-autoclavable diet containing a minimum of 14% protein and 3.5% fat. Scientific publications report that low fat, low protein diets promote longevity and normal body weight in rodents. (* This diet is also used to promote weight loss in obese rodents. Keep a watch on your normal sized rodents that they don't lose too much weight. If they do you should consider adding additional calories or switch to the #2016 or #2018.) The #2014 does not contain alfalfa or soybean meal, thus minimizing the occurrence of natural phytoestrogens. Absence of animal protein and fish meal eliminates the presence of nitrosamines.

*Ingredients - Wheat middlings, ground wheat, ground corn, corn gluten meal, calcium carbonate, soybean oil, dicalcium phosphate, iodized salt, L-lysine, DLmethionine, choline chloride, niacin, vitamin A acetate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid,
menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), vitamin E supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, calcium pantothenate, ferrous sulfate, magnesium oxide, manganous oxide, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate, chromium potassium sulfate.

33 lb bag = $44.00

10 and 5 lb portions = $ 1.85 lb


#2016

This diet has slightly higher protein and fat than the #2014 so may be a better choice for rats that can't maintain a healthy weight on the #2014. While the #2016 doesn't have as much protein and fat as the #2018, the great benefit of this diet is that it does not contain soybean meal like the #2018.

Product Description
2016 Teklad Global 16% Protein Rodent Diet 2016 is a fixed formula, non-autoclavable diet manufactured with high quality ingredients and designed to support growth and maintenance. 2016 does not contain alfalfa or soybean meal, thus minimizing the occurrence of natural phytoestrogens. Typical isoflavone concentrations (daidzein + genistein aglycone equivalents) range from non-detectable to 20 mg/kg. Exclusion of alfalfa reduces chlorophyll, improving optical imaging clarity. Absence of animal protein and fish meal minimizes the presence of nitrosamines.

Unfortunately, the distributor charges are higher for this diet than the others. Therefore the price will reflect my higher cost.

33 lb bag = $44.00

10 and 5 lb portions = $ 1.85 lb


#2018

Teklad Global 18% Protein
Used for all phases for those people that prefer to use a lower protein than the #8604.

*Product Description - This diet is designed and manufactured with high quality ingredients. The 2018 diet contains a minimum of 18% protein and 5% fat (Metabolizable Energy 3.3 kcal/g
13.7 MJ/kg). It promotes gestation, lactation, and consistent growth of rodents. Absence of animal protein and fish meal eliminates the presence of nitrosamines. Does not contain alfalfa, thus lowering the occurrence of natural phytoestrogens.

*Ingredients - Ground wheat, ground corn, wheat middlings, dehulled soybean meal, corn gluten meal, soybean oil, calcium carbonate, brewers dried yeast, dicalcium phosphate, iodized salt, L-lysine, DL-methionine, choline chloride, niacin, vitamin A acetate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine
mononitrate, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), vitamin E supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, calcium pantothenate, ferrous sulfate, magnesium oxide, manganous oxide, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate,
chromium potassium sulfate, kaolin.

33 lb bag = $44.00

10 and 5 lb portions = $ 1.85 lb


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To view their diet comparison of ingredients click here and then click on the "Global rodent lab diets" (in green) in the first paragraph.

* Taken from Harlan's individual diet datasheets.

** Soybean oil does not contain phytoestrogens, whereas soybean meal does.


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