Oxbow Essentials Regal Rat Adult Rat Food
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Description
Feed your adult rat a low-fat diet and prevent life-threatening obesity with Oxbow Essentials Regal Rat Adult Rat Food. 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
- This product has been 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.
- This is a nutritionally balanced feed, designed to increase the longevity and well-being of the pet rat.
- Research has shown that animals in the adult stage of life require lower levels of certain nutrients. Foods high in fat reduce the rat's ability to control energy consumption, resulting in obesity. Regal Rat - Adult Rat Food is a low fat diet designed to meet the nutritional needs of adult rats without life threatening obesity.
- Made to be a complete kibble that prevents selective feeding behaviors that are commonly associated with seed-based diets.
- Perfectly made as a specialty feed, with a taste they will love, designed exclusively for your adult rat's nutritional needs.
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Item Number96010
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Food FormPellets
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LifestageAdult, All Stages
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Made inUnited States
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Small Pet TypeMouse, Rat
Nutritional Info
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 15.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 4.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 2.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 5.0% max |
| Moisture | 10.0% max |
| Calcium | 1.0% min |
| Calcium | 1.5% max |
| Phosphorous | 0.8% min |
| Vitamin A | 8,000 IU/kg min |
| Vitamin D3 | 1,000 IU/kg min |
| Vitamin E | 125 IU/kg min |
Feeding Instructions
Regal Rat - Adult Rat Food is intended for adult pet rats over 4 months of age. Most rats should have unlimited access to Regal Rat - Adult Rat Food. Environmental and genetic differences in rats may affect individual nutritional needs and the volume of feed may have to be decreased in rats prone to obesity. For a complete feeding management plan consult with an exotic animal veterinarian.
Regal Rat - Adult Rat Food has been 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. The result is a nutritionally balanced feed, designed to increase the longevity and well-being of the pet rat.
Research has shown that animals in the adult stage of life require lower levels of certain nutrients. Foods high in fat reduce the rat's ability to control energy consumption, resulting in obesity. Regal Rat - Adult Rat Food is a low fat diet designed to meet the nutritional needs of adult rats without life threatening obesity.
Oxbow's Flagship Line
Oxbow's Essentials line is the diet that set the bar for today's small pet nutrition. There's a unique food for a variety of small animals—chinchillas, guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, rats, hamsters and gerbils. These uniform pellets provide the right nutrients for each species with no artificial preservatives, colors or flavors.
Treats for Enrichment
In addition to their foods, Oxbow's healthy treats are rewarding for small animals and their owners. Simple Rewards are made with wholesome, natural ingredients like freeze-dried fruits and veggies, Timothy hay, and aromatic herbs. They're great for training, bonding or simply adding a little variety.
The Gold Standard of Small Pet Nutrition
An ideal small animal diet includes 20% fortified foods for herbivores and 75% for omnivores for essential vitamins and micronutrients. Oxbow's three fortified food lines are recommended by veterinarians worldwide because they're specially formulated to meet the unique needs of small animals—a true gold standard of nutrition.
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About Oxbow
Family-owned and operated, Oxbow is passionately committed to helping small animals lead longer, healthier lives. Grown by experts on Oxbow's family of farms, their formulas and life-staged diets have defined the way small animals are fed today. From plant to pet, Oxbow products meet the highest standards time and time again.
Customer Reviews
100% Recommend
43 Reviews
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By RattyMamma2017 on May 27, 2017
I have been searching locally to find a good quality food for my ratties as well as one they will actually eat. After some research I choose to order a food rather than continue to give them what I consider sub par "bricks" they were not eating anyway. This was an excellent choice for me. My rats immediately started picking out the Oxbow from the other"junk". Didn't even bother transitioning out the old food. Definitely glad I chose this brand. They actually save this food in their house to munch on later! And no corn.....which has been a real concern for me with the local store brands. Definitely give this a try.
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By Oxbow on May 4, 2017
I currently have two rats and another on the way. Local stores are charging $18.99 for a 3lb bag of this same product. It's insane! I split one of these bags with my daughter and a friend who each have three rats themselves. We could not be happier to have found an economical way to feed our boys. Oxbow Regal Rat is one of the top two options for a healthy, balanced, rat diet. I have fed all six of my previous ratties this same food with much success. I have heard that some rats do not take to this brand. I have never had an issue. I feed my boys this as soon as they come home and supplement babies with proteins like hard boiled eggs, sardines or cooked salmon. Could not be more pleased with I currently have two rats and another on the way. Local stores are charging $18.99 for a 3lb bag of this same product. It's insane! I split one of these bags with my daughter and a friend who each have three rats themselves. We could not be happier to have found an economical way to feed our boys. Oxbow Regal Rat is one of the top two options for a healthy, balanced, rat diet. I have fed all six of my previous ratties this same food with much success. I have heard that some rats do not take to this brand. I have never had an issue. I feed my boys this as soon as they come home and supplement babies with proteins like hard boiled eggs, sardines or cooked salmon. Could not be more pleased with their overall health. … more
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By Marebear on Jun 4, 2017
I have been using Oxbow for years for guinea pigs, hamsters, and now my pet rats. They love this food and it is consistently praised by other rat owners as well as my exotic veterinarian. It keeps them trim, provides nutrition, and they love the taste. The 20 lb. bag lasts me a long time too and I'm happy they offer it in a bigger size!
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By Cloe on Apr 21, 2017
I was previously giving my adult male rats a different rat food that was not as nutritional as I would have liked. I was a little hesitent giving my boys something other than lab blocks. I bought a 3 pound bag to try the food out. They ended up loving it and would not touch their previous food. Switching them to the Oxbow food went a lot better than I expected. My rats did not have any digestion issues at all when making the switch. Buying the large bag of feed is really worth your money. The 3 pound bag lasted me about two weeks with two male Fancy rats. I am very pleased with my purchases and will only be purchasing this rat food from now on.
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By Piper on Jun 17, 2017
I have been using Oxbow for a couple of years now. From what I have read, it provides the proper nutrition that rats need and I like that it comes in small, kibble sized portions that make it easy for them to hold and nibble on.
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By Alice on Jun 14, 2017
Transitioning them from the young rat to the adult was difficult because they only eat the adult now instead of a slow transition. They love it and so do I :)
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By Patti on May 27, 2017
My grandson's rat is very choosy about what he wil eat and dumps his dish if he doesn't like it. Lok has been finishing this food completely and is looking better; great to see a food that is specific to adult rats!
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By lavajin on Jun 7, 2017
My rats love this food. When I switched from a cheap brand to this one, they became visibly more healthy & active. Chewy.com is the best place to order from, too! Thank you!
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By Lyricalmartyr on Apr 24, 2017
This is the only food I have ever fed my rats. They eat enough and don't get overweight. It seems to keep them generally healthy as well. I started buying it from Chewy because it is sooooo much more affordable. When you have 8 little rats to feed, the food bill gets pretty high!
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By Megan on Apr 4, 2017
I wasn't sure about ordering food online but the price was AMAZING and it arrived a lot sooner than I was expecting. The bag when I took it out of the box was HUGE! I wasn't expecting that much! I love the price for how large the bag is. My boys eat it all up vs the other foods that they just pick through and leave the rest. I will defiantly buy this again!
