An appropriate food is synonymous with better health. To prevent maximum tumor (thanks to anti-oxidants in certain fresh foods), heart problems or nutritional deficiencies resulting in problems of growth, it is important to feed the rats with a diet that suits their case (a rat is not a rabbit or a guinea pig or a hamster, etc..)
Do not be mad, that suitable food will not prevent all illnesses, but some multi-generation studies have shown that appropriate food possible to reduce the risk of disease (in short, as in humans).
What is an appropriate food?
It’s a food that meets nutritional needs of rats! They evolve according to the age of rats. The first thing to watch on the food package is the rate of protein and fat.
For adult rats, the rate should be around 14.5% protein and 4% fat (these rates are different for pups to pregnant rats and for old rats). (more…)
