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    Rat Diet: Feeding for Reproduction and Growth
    Rat Diet: Feeding for Reproduction and Growth
    Rat Diet: Feeding for Reproduction and Growth
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    Rat Diet: Feeding for Reproduction and Growth

    By Alison Campbell

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    Whether you are a seasoned rat breeder, raising a litter from a rescued rat, or want to understand the needs of your new rat-kids as they grow and develop, this e-book will is here to help you. Covering nutritional needs and influences from pre-conception, pregnancy and lactation, to the three main stages of rat kitten development, the information will ensure that you feel equipped to feed rat mums and babies, avoiding the pitfalls of both under and over-feeding. Learn how to prepare a doe for pregnancy, support lactation, help tiny runts to thrive, feed kittens in such a way as to reduce the risk of adult obesity, 'read' a rat's tail to assess nutritional status, source suitable supplements and so much more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlison Campbell
    Release dateMar 20, 2017
    ISBN9781370782741
    Rat Diet: Feeding for Reproduction and Growth
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    Alison Campbell

    I have three true passions in this life: I am an information sponge. I love to learn and - just as eagerly - love to grow. I am enchanted by words and have always written - even as a young child I was a poet. I want to help other people to expand themselves - nurturing is a big part of who I am. It's an inevitable then, that I should find myself after years of nursing, home educating and running a dog care business, considering ever-increasingly, that what I am, is an author. Inevitable also, that by far the majority of what I write is non-fiction expansion material. Currently this centres very much around rats, dogs and running a small business. I also - in my best moments - am still a poet. My life is currently very fluid. I do own a house in the UK, which is currently rented, and at the moment I live in my motorhome, usually somewhere in the North of England. I did this to escape the treadmill we all so easily slip onto in this busy life, and to apply the principles of minimalism and essentialism to my life. Although I still run the dog care business from wherever I am, and still do some hands-on work in that regard, most of my work time is now taken up with writing. If not writing, you might find me cooking, walking, enjoying the people I love, in an atmospheric pub drinking whisky or real ale, watching Liverpool play, listening to Audible or helping out on my sister's smallholding.

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      Book preview

      Rat Diet - Alison Campbell

      The Scuttling Gourmet Series 5

      Rat Diet: Feeding for reproduction and growth

      Alison Campbell

      Copyright 2017 Alison Campbell

      All rights reserved

      Published by Shunamite Publishing

      Smashwords edition license notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favourite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Preface

      This e-book represents a new era for The Scuttling Gourmet, which was first published in 2003 and is now in its fourth edition. The book still offers a comprehensive guide to wholesome nutrition for rats, and at the moment (2017), is only available in hard copy.

      As part of my current regeneration of the old Shunamite Rats breeding site, into the new online home of The Scuttling Gourmet and all things pertinent to rat nutrition, enrichment and well-being, I have decided to create a series of e-books. My intention is to digitalize the print version of the book, to make it more accessible abroad, and for those who simply prefer this format. The plan is for a series of 7 e-books which will together encompass most of the material contained in The Scuttling Gourmet, plus added extras, such as links to extra information and suppliers. This is book five and the rest should be published throughout 2017.

      If you enjoy this book, please bookmark the website and sign up to our free e-newsletter to be the first to find out as new e-books become available.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Conception, pregnancy and lactation

      Early development and feeding requirements

      Early influences – growth, weight and lifespan

      Supplements and useful extras

      The soya debate

      Recipes

      References

      About the author

      Other books by Alison Campbell

      Make contact with Alison Campbell

      Introduction

      Rat nutrition is a wide-ranging subject, with many opinions and ideas as

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