Is it okay for a rat to eat?

Question

foot loops and dog cookies?

and what else [besides veggies and stuff]

around the house can they eat

and what can they NOT eat

thanks

Answer 1

dont give them any citrus fruit eg. pineapple, oranges as they are poisonous to rats, you could give them boiled egg, cooked pasta, cheese, grapes and many other stuff.

Answer 2

Fruit Loops are pure sugar, don't feed those.

Here's a list of things they shouldn't eat: http://www.petratscanada.com/forbidden_f...

Answer 3

Anything that is healthy for you is ok for them EXCEPT cabbage (gas) and chocolate

an occasional non-healthy treat is ok but your rat should always have fresh water and a good lab block available at all times

Answer 4

he can eat food from the pet store no veggies no dog cookies

Answer 5

Probably not fruit loops, I don't think anyone should eat those. I would say healthy things and like crackers without salt . If he wasn't a pet he would be eatnig garbage, right? My hamsters used to love dog bisquits and they lived a long time!

Answer 6

Do not feed your rat fruit loops. They contain a lot of sugar and artificial flavours/colours. Not the best thing to feed a rat!

I do not know about dog cookies but if they have a lot of sugar I probably would not feed it.

There is many things you can feed other then vegetables and fruits. Down below I have made up a list.

Wholemeal bread

Baby food/rusks

Tofu (I don`t like it myself but I think some rats like it)

Lean meats (lean means with no fat!)

Wholemeal biscuits

Raw or cooked pasta (if cooking it, try add a nice sauce)

Grains (barley, oats .etc)

Milk (soy is the best)

Non - sugary cereals (this does not include froot loops!)

Cheese

Dog food (make sure it is low in protein and)

Dog biscuits

Nuts

Table scraps (try and pick out the more healthier ones)

Unslated cracker

seeds (sunflower or pumpkin)

Cooked beans

Rice

Dried Fruits (cranberries, banana, apple .etc)

Please do not just feed what you like they need to have rat mix or lab blocks or even your own homemade diet (Harlan Tekland is the best). This should be avalible at all times and should be their main diet. You can add some of the stuff above to it like raw pasta, non sugary cereals, sunflower seeds and maybe a few nuts sometimes.

Here is a list of homemade diets I recommend:

http://www.ratsrule.com/diet.html

http://www.ratfanclub.org/diet.html

Here is a list of foods NOT to feed your rat (please read carefully):

What NOT to feed your rat:

Green Bananas

Carbonated Drinks (rats can not burp)

Raw Bulk Tofu

Raw Sweet Potato

Orange Juice (forbidden for male rats only)

Raw beans

Greeen Potato skin and eyes

Wild insects (contain diseases)

Here is a list of websites for imformation on forbidden foods or other foods to feed your rats:

http://www.ratfanclub.org/diet.html

http://www.dapper.com.au/articles.htm#di...

http://ratguide.com/care/nutrition/diet....

The website the person said after me looks good too.

http://www.petratscanada.com/forbidden_f...

Good luck! I hope this helps.

Answer 7

No chocolate, artificial sweetener, salt substitute or houseplants.  Limit his intake of sugar, fat and salt.  Rats are omnivores, so you can feed him the kind of healthy food a person SHOULD eat (but rarely does), and throw in a few meal worms, crickets, etc. for extra fun.  Fruit Loops and so on are great little treats, but because of the sugar, you should limit them.

Remember that rats are prone to obesity and cancer, so a healthy diet will help keep him around a bit longer.

ADDED:

Citrus is not toxic to rats.  In fact, wild rats feed off citrus trees, and research shows that orange juice increases bone strength in rats.

It is true that green potatoes are toxic to rats and most other animals.  They contain a toxic glycoalkaloid called solanine.  No one should eat green potatoes.

Answer 8

my pet rat jimmy. i let him eat whatever he wants he is just like a little human.

Answer 9

if he likes them why stop him because if your mum doesnt want you to eat burgers it doesnt mean you cant so if he likes them let him eat them.