Is it normal to cook your pets home made food?

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I have two pet rats and i have heard that if you give them a nutritional diet they will ive longer. The pellets they sell in the store are ok but i dont think it gives my rats all the nutrition they would like nore does seeds because they just pick there favorite parts out.

SO, i make them brown rice with grilled chicken (unseasoned), carrots, broccoli, lowfat cheese, occasionaly sardines in soybean oil, mushrooms, sometimes calilflower to replace broccoli, ect. I wanted to know if it was normal to feed mypets homemade meals more than bagged foods.

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  • xxxMissFitxxx
    13 years ago

    My nan makes my dog a Sunday roast, bless her cotton socks :)

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    • dappled
      13 years ago

      lol, aww!

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  • dappled
    13 years ago

    Aww, rats are lovely. My friend is a very experienced rat owner and she tends to use lab blocks as a base and then supplement this with a little fresh fruit, cooked meat and the occasional treat (like letting them lick the lid of her dessert).

    The lab blocks are important because it can be difficult to judge whether the rats are getting enough vitamins and minerals and this covers it and then just allows you to supplement their diets how you want.

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  • 4392Moron
    13 years ago

    I DO NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH COOKIN' MEALS FOR YOUR PETS, I HAVE A SOFT-COATED WHEATEN TERRIER AND A TERRIER MIX AND I COOK FOR THEM ALL THE TIME. THEIR FAVOURITE IS ROASTED CHICKEN TOPPED WITH CHEESE AND MASHED POTATOES AND I GIVE THEM CARROTS AND ASPARAGUS, HAVE DONE THAT FOR THEM ALL THEIR LIVES SINCE THEY WERE PUPPIES, MY WHEATEN IS NOW 14; {4 YEARS PAST EXPECTED LIFE SPAN}, AND HEALTHY AS ALL GET-OUT AND MY MIX IS 5. SO GO ON AHEAD AND SPOIL THEM THEY ARE AFTER ALL YOUR BUDDIES.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    No not normal and ur crazy, ur prolly fuckin them up BC u prolly have the ratios of the nutrients they need all off!! I c that all the time in my line of work. Get outta ur head and come back to sanity, crazy person u. But then again it's BC of ppl like u that I'm in business, so yeah continue feeding them that nonsense. Cookin for rats, get outta heah!

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  • amili
    13 years ago

    Yup, I cook for my three dogs-2 purebred dobermans and a jack Russell x - I give them a mixture of roo, chicken, beef and kidneys, brown rice, egg, carrots and peas. Also put fish oil and calcium powder in there and garlic... They absolutely love it!

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    • amira1295
      13 years ago

      do they make a mess when they go outside?

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  • randomjelly
    13 years ago

    Good for you! :-)

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  • aussiewolf
    13 years ago

    yeah my sister cooks for her dogs. she spends more time cooking for them than anything because she has 5 mouths to feed!!

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  • Tancho
    13 years ago

    Normal, I would recommend checking out some of the home made diets you can make on the net that are nutritionally balanced - that's the main thing you need to aim for, good balanced nutrition. I used to breed and show rats and used a diet that was recommended by a very well known breeder. I suggest googling it!

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  • howaminotmyself
    13 years ago

    Normal, but not common. If you have the time then do it, real food is always better than lab made food.

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