Having a daily feeding schedule gives your rat variety and keeps them dietary stimulated. And it can be quite fun to mix up different foods! It helps keep you more intimately involved in your rat's lifestyle and promotes excitement in their day-to-day lives. And we've broken it down to a day-by-day list, to ensure your rat gets all of the nutritional needs they require.
Sunday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Nuts: (walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews)
Dried Veggies: (peas, carrots, timothy hay, alfalfa)
Dried Fruits: (coconut, banana, papaya, apple, cranberry)
Monday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Dried Veggies: (peas, carrots, timothy hay, alfalfa)
Egg: (poached, soft boiled, hard boiled)
Fish: (salmon, shrimp, tuna)
Tuesday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Fresh Veggies: (broccoli, celery, carrot, sweet potato)
Dried Fruits: (coconut, banana, papaya, apple, cranberry)
Meat: (chicken, beef, wild game, pork)
Wednesday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Nuts: (walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews)
Dried Veggies: (peas, carrots, timothy hay, alfalfa)
Egg: (poached, soft boiled, hard boiled)
Thursday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Fresh Veggies: (broccoli, celery, carrot, sweet potato)
Meat: (ground beef, chicken, wild game)
Friday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Dried Veggies: (peas, carrots, timothy hay, alfalfa)
Saturday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Nuts: (walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews)
Fresh Fruits: (apple, pear, pineapple)
Sunday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Nuts: (walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews)
Dried Veggies: (peas, carrots, timothy hay, alfalfa)
Dried Fruits: (coconut, banana, papaya, apple, cranberry)
Monday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Dried Veggies: (peas, carrots, timothy hay, alfalfa)
Egg: (poached, soft boiled, hard boiled)
Fish: (salmon, shrimp, tuna)
Tuesday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Fresh Veggies: (broccoli, celery, carrot, sweet potato)
Dried Fruits: (coconut, banana, papaya, apple, cranberry)
Meat: (chicken, beef, wild game, pork)
Wednesday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Nuts: (walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews)
Dried Veggies: (peas, carrots, timothy hay, alfalfa)
Egg: (poached, soft boiled, hard boiled)
Thursday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Fresh Veggies: (broccoli, celery, carrot, sweet potato)
Meat: (ground beef, chicken, wild game)
Friday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Dried Veggies: (peas, carrots, timothy hay, alfalfa)
Saturday
Seeds: (barley, oat groats, buckwheat, sesame seed, safflower seed, millet seed, pumpkin seeds)
Nuts: (walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews)
Fresh Fruits: (apple, pear, pineapple)