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| Dancross0 |
Posted - 25/07/2012 : 22:19:34
I thought this was a good couple of links showing the various nutritional values of several different prey items.
http://www.leedspetshops.co.uk/nutritional-value-of-prey-items-for-snakes-page-69
A more wordy link, but the basis of the first links values...
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/zoo/WholePreyFinal02May29.pdf |
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| Donnie |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 18:07:36
There is this one that I looked at previous that was useful
http://iansvivarium.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=643 |
| danny |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 17:07:26
Good info :) |
| Moppet |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 16:58:24
Very interesting  |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 16:14:01
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Originally posted by Red123
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Originally posted by Dancross0
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Originally posted by Red123
I'm not going to claim that I understand this nutrition thing in depth but this may be of help http://rodentpro.com/qpage_articles_03.asp If I am not mistaken both rats and mice are measured the same on this one.
Thats a good link. The values are the same on the mice, rats and chicks as the first link on my post. Shame there are no mineral values. I'd like to know the mineral values of a rabbit or deer...
As to be expected, Calcium (Ca) levels are lower in pinkies and day old chicks.
If you scroll down the page there is a seperate chart for minerals and vitamins
Doh! |
| Red123 |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 16:05:38
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Originally posted by Dancross0
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Originally posted by Red123
I'm not going to claim that I understand this nutrition thing in depth but this may be of help http://rodentpro.com/qpage_articles_03.asp If I am not mistaken both rats and mice are measured the same on this one.
Thats a good link. The values are the same on the mice, rats and chicks as the first link on my post. Shame there are no mineral values. I'd like to know the mineral values of a rabbit or deer...
As to be expected, Calcium (Ca) levels are lower in pinkies and day old chicks.
If you scroll down the page there is a seperate chart for minerals and vitamins |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 15:46:03
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Originally posted by Red123
I'm not going to claim that I understand this nutrition thing in depth but this may be of help http://rodentpro.com/qpage_articles_03.asp If I am not mistaken both rats and mice are measured the same on this one.
Thats a good link. The values are the same on the mice, rats and chicks as the first link on my post. Shame there are no mineral values. I'd like to know the mineral values of a rabbit or deer...
As to be expected, Calcium (Ca) levels are lower in pinkies and day old chicks. |
| Red123 |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 15:26:13
I'm not going to claim that I understand this nutrition thing in depth but this may be of help http://rodentpro.com/qpage_articles_03.asp If I am not mistaken both rats and mice are measured the same on this one. |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 15:24:45
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Originally posted by a33272
The first one I think is a bit miss leading as first it doesn't tell you the weight of the rodent so hard to judge what a percentage of something is without knowing its start size. Also with the rats its using a differant scale for most of the mineral values so what may look like a rat is much higher in mineral content could be wrong. Mice its in % rats its in mg/kg so its a physical weight unlike the mice being a percentage.
I think that might be a typo. The chick section carries on in mg/kg... |
| a33272 |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 13:47:35
The first one I think is a bit miss leading as first it doesn't tell you the weight of the rodent so hard to judge what a percentage of something is without knowing its start size. Also with the rats its using a differant scale for most of the mineral values so what may look like a rat is much higher in mineral content could be wrong. Mice its in % rats its in mg/kg so its a physical weight unlike the mice being a percentage. |
| EeZee |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 13:04:03
I agree with your logic there Red, but the adult mouse does seem to have better mineral value. Personally, i might change between them in 10 day intervals for a bit of variety. |
| Red123 |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 12:34:43
I would be happier to feed a small weaner rat weighing 30g rather than an adult mouse weighing 30g. In my mind a mouse of that weight would be nearing the end of its life and have very little nutritional value in comparison to the small weaner rat. |
| Thorne Walker |
Posted - 26/07/2012 : 06:16:31
Doesn't that essentially invalidate the whole rats vs mice for corns thing... |
| fionaw79 |
Posted - 25/07/2012 : 22:24:23
interesting link...have to admit i hadnt thought much about nutritional value.... i shall now go and hang my head in shame  |
