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Cat/Dog food question???

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Buzzard

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Okay I hear you guys feed your mice colonies cat/dog food.... Is this wet food(canned) or hard dried food????
 
There is a little controversy on this subject. The short answer is dry dog or cat food. Avoid ones that have red die in them. Look for one that is lower in fat. Usually that will be one of the cheap one anyway.

I don’t think it is good for a complete diet. I think as a supplement it is fine. I use cat food mixed with grains to supplement my lab blocks.
 
It messes wtih their liver. I don't know if it is a big deal, but it is easy to avoid.
 
Artificial colors in animal food, nomatter what the color is, is toxic to reptiles when ingested. The difference with the red dye is that it's detrimental to the mice as well as the reptiles. I recommend a high-quality dry kitten food. It's high in calcium as well as protien. :)
 
wade said:
There is a little controversy on this subject. The short answer is dry dog or cat food. Avoid ones that have red die in them. Look for one that is lower in fat. Usually that will be one of the cheap one anyway.

I don’t think it is good for a complete diet. I think as a supplement it is fine. I use cat food mixed with grains to supplement my lab blocks.
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I just bought some very cheap dog food : protein 18 %, fat 6 %, fiber 5 % moisture 10 %. It has the following ingredients : chicken meal, meat and bone meal / fish meal, whole egg,full fat soyabean, rice, corn, rice powder, wheat powder, rice baran, wheat bran, fish oil, sunflower oil, vitamins and minerals. This sounds like it has basically everything what mice need. I will mix this with lab blocks ( if I can find that here in Thailand ) and some grains / hamster food.

I am new to mice breeding....Will this be a good diet ??
 
From what I have been reading and advise from so many good sources(here being one) That sounds pretty good. Just watch out for dyes.
 
I cant find lab blocks here is spain so my food is similar to yours and my mice are doing ok it, I mix hamster food with corn, and dry cat biscuits and usually add in cornflakes as well which they love.
 
A 50 # bag of Mazuri 6F runs me about $22 - which is about the same as your average bag of dog food. There is no reason to not feed quality lab blocks if they are available in the area. If you do not know if they are available, check with your local feed store, if they sell Purina products, they can order Mazuri.
 
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