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I will get back to you with the total, including
the shipping.
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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