Supreme Petfoods Science Selective Rat Food, 4 Lb 6 Oz, 4.38 Pound (Pack of 1)

I stopped using oxbow years ago, because I heard a rumor that it can cause tumors. I don't know if that's true or not. Some lady posted that every rat she adopted out, if it got a tumor, the owner would say they fed oxbow. I now only use this brand for my rats.

My ratties love this. Worth the extra money.

Our rats love it!

It looks boring, but my girls LOVE it. I had them on Oxbow for baby rats, and they ate that but as soon as I started switching to this, they wouldn’t eat the Oxbow hardly. They would leave it in their bowl and only eat this kibble. They take them like treats too! Never have I seen that before. I used to feed my rats the more fancy food before I knew it wasn’t great for them, and even then my rats wouldn’t take their food as treats. It’s nuts! And it’s healthy for them, with NO CORN which is a huge deal, and is almost impossible to find. I wish they had a selection with a higher protein content for the little rats under 6 months, but oh well! I make sure to feed them a little bit of chicken and other protein like scrambled eggs.

I've now been using this for 3 months and my 5 boys love it. I tried many different brands of rat food most of them got less than enthusiastic reactions. Oxbow was the only food they liked, but recently in the last year I've noticed them turning their noses up at it and looking for something else from me. Ended with me giving them too many treats to make up for it lol. Decided to try Science Select after hearing good things from fellow Rat lovers and its a major hit. The kibble itself is 3 times bigger than Oxbow and apparently much better ingredients. My boys are excited for meal times again and are eating every last crumb of it. I'll be sticking with this for now on. Unfortunately may be looking elsewhere to buy it if the price stays this way. It jumped up from 15 to 18.50. Oxbow regular 3lb bag is less than $12. This is a 4lb bag but the $18.50 price is a lil high, sad face. Hoping the price comes back down because I go through 2 bags a month with giving them fresh veggies and fruits. It would be more if I wasn't able to give them fresh foods but since I cook a lot with produce it also helps use up stuff and not have spoiled food since I like to buy from our produce junction, cheap bulk.

I have a little group of 6 Girls. When we started we fed a more easily accessible and cheaper off the Shelf Rat Food that you can find in your local Supermarket. When my daughter did research into rat foods and found that a Labblock type of diet is much healthier for them we switched. At first we tried another Lab Block without success, don't buy a 50 lbs bag of something you don't know if your pets will like it, and eventually came to this. Our Girls take a piece of this as if it was a treat, a prize, something special. They love the food, their coats look healthier, they haven't had any sniffles or sneezes from dust particles, they're a good weight (ok maybe a little bit over), and just generally seem like healthier and happier rats. If you have Ratty Children, this food will be a great Food for them, we have not regretted paying the little extra and will NEVER be going back.

Compared to livestock/horse feed it’s a tad bit expensive but I am really impressed by the quality. Our mice and rats love it and it has really enhanced their health and appearance. Even better they love to eat it instead of leaving it at the bottom of the cage with the rest of their droppings. I will be purchasing this again as I have not been pleased with any other we have tried. The bite size bits are perfect. I mean who would really want to eat those big rock other companies sell?

The only food they would eat (along with lab blocks) I was previously feeding them Oxbow but all of a sudden they turned their noses against it and refused to eat Oxbow (which was the only rat food I could source in person from pet shops that didn't have things like corn/fatty seeds in it that they could pick and choose from) I found this rat food online it was much more affordable than Oxbow and my babies really loved it. They eat it up right away rather than ignoring the pellets, once they eat this I'll give them an assortment of veggies and certain fruits as snacks (with a baby spoon of baby foot they can lick up together) that both good for them and yummy. 🐀🐁💕