Hi!
I'm a first time rat owner (though I've had several other rodents in the past.)
I was wondering, what kind of natural treats can I give them? They do not seem to like the store bought treats very much.

I am feeding them a complete diet with the pellet blocks and seed/grain mixture rat food. It doesn't look like they've been eating too much of that, either. Can anyone recommend specific brands that rats seem to like?

So, what kinds of veggies/fruit can these little ladies have? :)

Thanks!

Hi! ^-^

Alrighty. So, as you may know, rats will eat just about everything.

But, that doesn't mean all of that is GOOD for them.
So, heres a few things that you can give your rats that are healthy, and yummy.
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Dried fruits and vegetables:

Carrots

Papaya

Blueberries

Raspberries

Mango

Cherries

Apple

Tomatoes

Pineapple

Raisins

Banana chips

Sweet potato
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Fresh fruits and veggies:

Strawberries

Blueberries

Raspberries

Prunes

Plums

Melon

Apples

Applesauce

Bananas

Grapes

Celery (small amounts, because its really watery)

Broccoli

Squash

Cucumber

Zucchini

Carrots

Sweet Potatoes

Peas (It fun in the summer to put frozen peas in the bottom of a dish of water. Keeps them cool, and they have fun)

Beans. (Research specific beans before feeding them to your rat)
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My rats also really enjoy Plain Cheerios. :D

And as for food, I believe my rats eat the "Forti-Diet" pellets. They quite enjoy them.

Good luck!

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Three ratties. ;D

Our rats love broccoli, strawberries, blueberries, peanut butter flavored dog biscuits, whole grain cereal or toast & peas. Occasionally we give them a whole nut in the shell, which is a treat & toy @ the same time.

A couple people here suggested cheese, but actually dairy products aren't good for rats except for an occasional bit of yogurt. Soy milk is ok as a treat & rats are among the few animals who can have a bit of chocolate. Plain peanut butter is too thick & sticky which can make them choke, so it should either be thinned out with water or soy milk, or baked into something.

Good luck with your new girls.

Rats-- gotta love 'em.

I really like Oxbow animal foods. I know they have a rat food, and it is basically organic. My rodent pets really like the oxbow treats. I give them freeze dried bananas, strawberries, baked barley biscuts, veggie treats, and alfalfa treats...all made by Oxbow!

well there is lots of treats u can give them
Fresh fruits and veggies:
Strawberries
Blueberries
Raspberries
Prunes
Plums
Melon
Apples
Applesauce
Bananas
Grapes
Celery
Broccoli
Squash
Cucumber
Zucchini
Carrots
Sweet Potatoes
Peas
Beans
as well as most baby foods do your research i have had 7 rats and the more info the better trust me i am always looking back at old print outs and magazines

my rat loved grapes. she also had a thing for hamster yougurt treats. any fresh fruit and veggie is good for a rat. some rats like carrots, some like pineapple, just experiment! try and get some dried fruit too. its fun to chew and its tasty.

Alright what you need to do is get a Knife tie him down to his cage and grab the knife saw off his leg and feed it to him it's natural full of protein and ready to eat YUM!

Experience!!!

you can feed them vegtables and fruits and small dog treats. this link will give you more information

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/careofrats/a/ratsfeeding.htm

They can eat carrots, apples, corn, zuchinni, celery, wholemeal bread, rolled oats, unsalted peanuts, seedless grapes and raw macaroni.

they would eat just about anything there are lots of things that you could give it. like cheese,raisins, crackers,any kind of dried fruit.

cheeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssseeeeeeeee?