Oxbow Essentials Regal Rat Adult Rat Food
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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
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Small Pet TypeRat
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Special DietLow Fat
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 | |
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| 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 |
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.
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BAD BATCH OF FOOD!!!! HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED!!!
By TheRatExpert on May 12, 2020
This is the first time I’ve written a review on chewy because it’s the first time I’ve ordered from chewy, I have been highly irritated because it took sooooo long to receive my order I placed almost 3 weeks ago and just got it today and to top it all off I ordered not one but two 20lb bags of oxbow essentials for adult rats and I’m pretty sure I got an extremely bad batch because the color of the food is much lighter then it’s supposed to be and also much smaller! Is this why it was on sale? I’m not feeding this to my rats! I spent $80 on poison. My review will not change until I get a replacement of what I paid for!!! Now I’m gonna have to wait another 3 weeks to get more food for my rats by This is the first time I’ve written a review on chewy because it’s the first time I’ve ordered from chewy, I have been highly irritated because it took sooooo long to receive my order I placed almost 3 weeks ago and just got it today and to top it all off I ordered not one but two 20lb bags of oxbow essentials for adult rats and I’m pretty sure I got an extremely bad batch because the color of the food is much lighter then it’s supposed to be and also much smaller! Is this why it was on sale? I’m not feeding this to my rats! I spent $80 on poison. My review will not change until I get a replacement of what I paid for!!! Now I’m gonna have to wait another 3 weeks to get more food for my rats by then I’ll be out of rat food and have to go elsewhere for food! So I’m not sure I want to purchase food from rat food from chewy anymore! Bad first experience!!!!’ … more
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Best food not only for rats, but mice too!
By MeganM0620 on May 12, 2020
I own 3 mice, all of whom eat this food. The Oxbow Young Rat and Mouse had too much protein for my girls (and most mice), so I switched to the adult rat version. My girls are healthier than ever. This food files down their teeth and makes sure they get full nutrition since it's not a seed mix. I do give them a seed mix as well, so having a balanced block food item ensures they can't always pick out favorite foods and that they get full nutrition. Highly recommend!
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My Rats Love It
By Leah on Apr 13, 2020
My girls love this food and it pretty well balanced nutrition. I would definitely recommend it. My only gripe, which I don't think it's fair to remove a star for, is that it's actually more expensive on Chewy than it is at my local pet store, especially after paying for shipping. Even if I got the 20-lb bag I'm not saving anything after shipping. I wanted to switch to Mazuri because of the price but the variety Chewy carries has too high a protein content for rats and is really only suitable for mice.
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Rats love it
By Ashley25 on Apr 30, 2020
I bought this food because of the size and I already fed another rat oxbow food, it just didn’t come in the larger bag. My rats seem to be obsessed with this one though, maybe its the smaller size pieces?! Either way I’m happy to not have to buy food and frequently and the rats are happy!
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Great food!
By Great on May 17, 2020 Top 25 Contributor
I love oxbow, they put true research into small pet care! This brand is always worth the price. My 4 rat girls are thriving on It and they love the taste!
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Our girls love this stuff
By lilRedWolfie on Apr 28, 2020
We have 4 female rats and they absolutely love Oxbow food. We started them on the young rat and now have moved to the adult and they will stuff their mouth with as much as they can to hide it for later...lol.
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My vet and my babies all vote yes
By Summer on Mar 14, 2020
This is what my vet recommends for my rats' main food source. They all happily eat it and are in good health, and it's affordable. My Rupert came from a neglectful home where he got no medical care or enrichment, and minimal food. But when he did get food it was Oxbow, and he was in great health when I got him. Can't think of any negatives, honestly.
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My rat loves it!
By Olive on Apr 14, 2020
My rat Olive stopped eating the larger pellets of food so I switched to these smaller pieces and she loves it. So happy that is is eating her fortified food again!
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All 5 of my rats love this
By CMoore on Apr 16, 2020
I have 1 male & 4 female rats and they love this stuff. The baby/juvey rats preferred it over their young rat food (same brand) its a hit here.
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Definitely the best food for rats
By Meag on Jan 8, 2020
Everywhere I have looked, this food consistently comes up as the best food for rats. I was worried the rats would get bored of it, but they seem to really like it (I also give them fresh food once a day, which keeps them interested). I have heard this food is good rather than a mix because it gives them all their nutrients (some rats will only eat certain parts of mixes and not get everything that they need) and that they tend to not over eat it like they might with mixes. The triangle shape is the perfect shape/size for them to hold in their hands.
