feeding rats

[Lrptls]

7 pet rats are geting kind of expensive to feed and now iv decided to breed my 2 girls to 2 of my boys that are close to the same size and age. i buy a bag of rat blocks and a bag that has seeds and other things mixed in and i mix all those together. those 2 bags dont last very long. usually once food goes stale i mix those in too (usually crackers and things) i also give them fruits and meat.
iv heard of feeding rats dog food, is it ok to feed them this? if i did theyd still mostly be fed rat blocks.
im just trying to think of other, cheap foods i can mix in my rat food to save money and last my food supply longer, especialy if they will be multiplying.
any other food suggestions would be great, thanks.

[greenman1867]

If you can find it buy a 50lb bag of Mazuru 6F, it will probably cost you 15 bucks and last a couple months at least for only 7 rats.

http://www.mazuri.com/

[Lrptls]

wow, i hope i do find that, sounds like a great deal.

[Shad0w]

Its Mazuri 6F, I buy it in 50lb bags for $20 at Rens.
Its good stuff! All my breeders love it.

I also give my breeders table scraps, whatever is left from dinner goes to the rats :)
They love it!

[sapphire_moon]

just don't forget that pet rats and breeder rats have different nutritional needs :)