Is this food ok for mice?
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Is this food ok for mice?
by mousyfriends876 Fri 10 Apr 2020, 11:40 pm
Hello! I used to use the Vitakraft Sunseed Vita Parakeet formula for my mice and it has worked fine for a long time!!
Here were the ingredients:
White Millet, Oat Groats, Canary Grass Seed, Red Millet, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Flax Seed, Calcium Carbonate, Ground Wheat, Wheat Middlings, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Dehydrated Papaya, L-Lysine, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Vegetable Oil, Ground Oat Groats, Orange Oil Extract, Dehydrated Carrots, Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Torula Dried Yeast, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Zinc Methionine Complex, Manganese Methionine Complex, Copper Lysine Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Color Added (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Titanium Dioxide).
Crude Protein (min) 14%
Crude Fat (min) 4%
Crude Fiber (max) 7%
Moisture (max) 10%
Calcium (min) 0.6%
Calcium (max) 1.1%
Phosphorus (min) 0.3%
Vitamin A (min) 14,000 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 (min) 1,400 IU/kg
Vitamin E (min) 80 IU/kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) 0.1%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min) 0.01%
Total Microorganisms (min) 50,000 CFU/g
(L. acidophilus, L. casei, B. bifidum, E. faecium, A. oryzae)
Contains a source of live (viable) naturally occurring microorganisms.
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Then, they suddenly changed it to a new formula. The ingredients are:
White Millet, Oat Groats, Canary Grass Seed, Red Millet, Corn Gluten Meal, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Steel Cut Corn, Golden German Millet, Steam Rolled Oats, Ground Corn, Flax Seed, Ground Wheat, Calcium Carbonate, Wheat Middlings, Ground White Millet, Ground Barley, Ground Sorghum, Safflower Seeds, Brewers Rice, Dehydrated Carrots, Dehydrated Apple, Dried Parsley Stems, Mountain Ash Berries, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Ground Oat Groats, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Ground Buckwheat, Ground Spelt, Vegetable Oil, Dried Dehydrated Coconut, Ground Flax Seed, L-Lysine, Salt, Wheat Germ Meal, Potassium Chloride, Ground Roasted Soybeans, Orange Oil Extract, Ground Rolled Oats, Ground Chia Seeds, Ground Quinoa Seeds, Apple Pomace, Ground Banana, Ground Papaya, DL-Methionine, Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Longum Fermentation Product, Orange Oil Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (a preservative), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Carmine (color), Vitamin E Supplement, Fructooligosaccharide, Raspberry Powder, Strawberry Powder, Zinc Methionine Complex, Manganese Methionine Complex, Copper Lysine Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, Yeast Culture, Pot Marigold, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Folic Acid, Menadione Nicotinamide Bisulfite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Ground Carrots, Ground Celery, Ground Beets, Ground Parsley, Ground Lettuce, Ground Watercress, Ground Spinach, Cobalt Sulfate, Citric Acid (a preservative), Ascorbic Acid (a preservative), Sodium Selenite, Rosemary Extract.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min) 13%
Crude Fat (min) 5%
Crude Fiber (max) 9%
Moisture (max) 12%
Calcium (min) 0.5%
Calcium (max) 1%
Phosphorus (min) 0.35%
Vitamin A (min) 8,000 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 (min) 800 IU/kg
Vitamin E (min) 70 IU /kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) 0.2%
Total Microorganisms (min) 90,000 CFU/g (L. acidophilus, L. casei, B. bifidum, E. faecium).
Contains a source of live (viable) naturally occurring microorganisms.
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I just wanted to know if I can switch them to the new formula (because it is much cheaper than the old one probably because of availability )
Thank you to everyone who replies!!!
Here were the ingredients:
White Millet, Oat Groats, Canary Grass Seed, Red Millet, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Flax Seed, Calcium Carbonate, Ground Wheat, Wheat Middlings, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Dehydrated Papaya, L-Lysine, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Vegetable Oil, Ground Oat Groats, Orange Oil Extract, Dehydrated Carrots, Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Torula Dried Yeast, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Zinc Methionine Complex, Manganese Methionine Complex, Copper Lysine Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Color Added (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Titanium Dioxide).
Crude Protein (min) 14%
Crude Fat (min) 4%
Crude Fiber (max) 7%
Moisture (max) 10%
Calcium (min) 0.6%
Calcium (max) 1.1%
Phosphorus (min) 0.3%
Vitamin A (min) 14,000 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 (min) 1,400 IU/kg
Vitamin E (min) 80 IU/kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) 0.1%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min) 0.01%
Total Microorganisms (min) 50,000 CFU/g
(L. acidophilus, L. casei, B. bifidum, E. faecium, A. oryzae)
Contains a source of live (viable) naturally occurring microorganisms.
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Then, they suddenly changed it to a new formula. The ingredients are:
White Millet, Oat Groats, Canary Grass Seed, Red Millet, Corn Gluten Meal, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Steel Cut Corn, Golden German Millet, Steam Rolled Oats, Ground Corn, Flax Seed, Ground Wheat, Calcium Carbonate, Wheat Middlings, Ground White Millet, Ground Barley, Ground Sorghum, Safflower Seeds, Brewers Rice, Dehydrated Carrots, Dehydrated Apple, Dried Parsley Stems, Mountain Ash Berries, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Ground Oat Groats, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Ground Buckwheat, Ground Spelt, Vegetable Oil, Dried Dehydrated Coconut, Ground Flax Seed, L-Lysine, Salt, Wheat Germ Meal, Potassium Chloride, Ground Roasted Soybeans, Orange Oil Extract, Ground Rolled Oats, Ground Chia Seeds, Ground Quinoa Seeds, Apple Pomace, Ground Banana, Ground Papaya, DL-Methionine, Magnesium Oxide, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Longum Fermentation Product, Orange Oil Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (a preservative), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Carmine (color), Vitamin E Supplement, Fructooligosaccharide, Raspberry Powder, Strawberry Powder, Zinc Methionine Complex, Manganese Methionine Complex, Copper Lysine Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, Yeast Culture, Pot Marigold, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Folic Acid, Menadione Nicotinamide Bisulfite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Ground Carrots, Ground Celery, Ground Beets, Ground Parsley, Ground Lettuce, Ground Watercress, Ground Spinach, Cobalt Sulfate, Citric Acid (a preservative), Ascorbic Acid (a preservative), Sodium Selenite, Rosemary Extract.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min) 13%
Crude Fat (min) 5%
Crude Fiber (max) 9%
Moisture (max) 12%
Calcium (min) 0.5%
Calcium (max) 1%
Phosphorus (min) 0.35%
Vitamin A (min) 8,000 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 (min) 800 IU/kg
Vitamin E (min) 70 IU /kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) 0.2%
Total Microorganisms (min) 90,000 CFU/g (L. acidophilus, L. casei, B. bifidum, E. faecium).
Contains a source of live (viable) naturally occurring microorganisms.
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I just wanted to know if I can switch them to the new formula (because it is much cheaper than the old one probably because of availability )
Thank you to everyone who replies!!!
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Re: Is this food ok for mice?
by Robin~ Sat 11 Apr 2020, 9:18 am
I’m pretty sure they made the switch to the new formula a while back; I haven’t even heard of the first mix to be honest. The new one is safe.
Also keep in mind you’ll want some form of food (preferably a pellet) that’s fortified for mice/rats so they can get the correct amount of micronutrients.
Also keep in mind you’ll want some form of food (preferably a pellet) that’s fortified for mice/rats so they can get the correct amount of micronutrients.
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Re: Is this food ok for mice?
by mousyfriends876 Sat 11 Apr 2020, 11:46 am
Robin~ wrote:I’m pretty sure they made the switch to the new formula a while back; I haven’t even heard of the first mix to be honest. The new one is safe.
Also keep in mind you’ll want some form of food (preferably a pellet) that’s fortified for mice/rats so they can get the correct amount of micronutrients.
Thanks! I'll be making the switch soon!
I always try to find pellets but they usually have too much protein and such! Are there any good pellets you recommend for me?
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Re: Is this food ok for mice?
by Robin~ Sat 11 Apr 2020, 12:35 pm
mousyfriends876 wrote:
I use Oxbow Adult Rat food. It’s a dash high (15%) but when mixed with the seed mix it should take the protein down to a good level. I also throw in some Mazuri Rat and Mouse upon my vet’s recommendation and my mice haven’t had any issues with it. I don’t think most protein sensitivities are inherent in mice, much like how not all mice have allergies. Some do, and you have to be cautious, but I see no harm in trying, especially if it’s a very well-trusted brand.
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