FEATURE |
DETAILS |
Type
|
Complete food formulated for the special
needs of rats. |
Processing |
Many of the ingredients within Reggie are processed (pelleted,
flaked, rolled, extruded) to improve their digestibility whilst retaining a natural
appearance. |
Quality Ingredients |
Only the highest quality cereals, legumes,
forages and oils are used in a fixed formulation. On the packet the ingredients themselves
are declared rather than categories of ingredients, so the owner knows exactly what they
are buying. |
Coccidiostat Free |
Reggie contains no coccidiostats, nor is it produced on a line
where coccidiostats are used. Coccidiostats may be damaging to rats, just as they are to
guinea pigs. |
Nutritional Balance |
As long as selective feeding is
discouraged, rats being fed Reggie Rat will receive a balanced diet. Rats and mice are
believed to have the ability to select from a variety of ingredients to consume a
reasonably balanced diet. Nutrients are present in the correct quantity, and are in the
correct ratio to the energy content and other nutrients. |
Protein |
Reggie Rat contains a moderate level of protein, from a variety of
sources including poultry meat meal to supplement their diet with meat proteins. |
Vitamins &
Minerals
|
Reggie is supplemented with vitamins and
minerals. Traditionally many manufacturers incorporate vitamins into the pellets with
coarse mixes which are often refused (a bitter metallic taste deters animals from eating
them). Supreme incorporate vitamins and minerals into their extrusions. Appreciating
losses due to processing the extrusions are supplemented with vitamins, the levels of
which are guaranteed for the duration of the shelf-life. Many of the ingredients within
Reggie supply calcium and phosphorus, but in order to ensure that their levels within the
product are balanced they are supplemented. To reduce the risk of nephrocalcinosis calcium
and phosphorus levels are 0.6% and 0.4% respectively. Many nutrients are in forms that are
more available and hence useable by the animal. |
Shelf-life
|
1 year |
Stimulation |
Reggie contains a variety of ingredients
which encourages the animal to forage, a natural behaviour, and as long as selective
feeding is discouraged will provide enrichment to the life of the animal. |
Dental Challenge |
Reggie contains a variety of different shapes, sizes and textures
and provides fibrous material, which may aid appropriate dental wear and help to prevent
dental overgrowth. |
