Oxbow Essentials Adult Rat Food, 3 lb
by: Oxbow
Adult rats four months and older have different nutritional needs than when they were in growing stages. Because they are less active, they don't require the same levels of certain nutrients and fat. Foods high in fat can result in obesity and other health issues. Oxbow Essentials Regal Rat Adult Rat Food is designed meet your pet's adult nutritional needs and increase their longevity. It contains brown rice, a low-calorie energy source, oats and wheat for fiber and soy and fish meal, protein sources with healthy fats. Feed an unlimited supply to adults that have healthy weights and combine with grass hay to encourage foraging.
Key Benefits
- Formulated with guidance by a combined team of professionals with experience in laboratory animal science, zoo and wildlife nutrition. Members include a leading nutritionist with 25 years of expertise in laboratory animal science, formerly with the National Institutes of Health and a member of National Research Council committees.
- Nutritionally balanced feed, designed to increase the longevity and well-being of the pet rat.
- Low fat diet designed to meet the nutritional needs of adult rats without life threatening obesity.
- Complete kibble that prevents selective feeding behaviors that are commonly associated with seed-based diets.
Ingredients
Whole Brown Rice, Oat Groats, Wheat Bran, Wheat, Soybean Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Flavor, Soybean Hulls, Brewer’s Dried Yeast, Flax Seed Meal, Monocalcium Phosphate, DL-Methionine, Canola Oil, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Wheat Germ Meal, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Salt, Inulin, Magnesium Oxide, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Choline Chloride, Sodium Bentonite, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C), Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Biotin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Cobalt Carbonate, Rosemary Extract.
Guaranteed Analysis
Nutrient |
Guaranteed Unit |
Crude Protein |
15.00% min |
Crude Fat |
4.00% min |
Crude Fiber |
2.00% min |
Crude Fiber |
5.00% max |
Moisture |
10.00% max |
Calcium | 1.00% min |
Calcium | 1.50% max |
Phosphorus | 0.8% min |
Vitamin A | 8,000 IU/kg min |
Vitamin D |
1,000 IU/kg min |
Vitamin E |
125 IU/kg min |