Oxbow Essentials Mouse & Young Rat Food, Pet Food for Rats & Mice, All-Natural Vitamin & Mineral Rich Formula, Veterinarian Recommended, Animal Health, Rodent Pellets, Made in USA, 2.5 lb. Bag
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Nourish your young rodents with Oxbow Essentials Mouse & Young Rat Food, a vet-formulated, complete & balanced diet designed specifically for young, growing, pregnant, and nursing mice and rats. Crafted as uniform pellets, this thoughtful formula eliminates selective feeding habits common in mix diets—ensuring every bite delivers essential nutrients. This complete rodent food offers optimal levels of protein, fat, carbohydrates, and key minerals like calcium to aid in robust bone and muscle development. Each serving also delivers 100% of daily vitamins and minerals, using premium ingredients that include prebiotics for gut support and chelated minerals for improved absorption. Made with no artificial preservatives, colors, or flavors, it’s a healthy foundation for early-life growth and vitality. Backed by years of expertise, this formula was developed in partnership with experienced veterinarians and nutritionists and proudly made in the USA. Every pellet offers peace of mind that your pet is getting species- and life-stage-specific nutrition suited for active, healthy growth. Choose a healthier alternative to seed mixes with Oxbow Essentials, trusted by vets as a complete pet rat food and premium rat block diet. These balanced, fortified rodent blocks deliver essential protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals in every uniform bite, ensuring young and growing rats receive consistent nutrition without selective feeding. Perfect for young rats and mice, this formula promotes bone strength, healthy weight, and energy for active pets. Proudly made in the USA, Oxbow rat food supports digestive health and immune strength, making it the top choice for pet parents seeking high-quality, natural rat blocks for daily feeding. Choose Oxbow Essentials Mouse & Young Rat Food for a dependable foundation that supports your pet’s growth, development, immune function, and long-term wellness—one uniform, nutritious pellet at a time.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 3 x 7 x 11.25 inches; 2.5 Pounds
Item model number : 9026349
Date First Available : December 7, 2014
Manufacturer : Oxbow Animal Health LLC
ASIN : B00QPD1MXA
Best Sellers Rank: #11,464 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies) #90 in Small Animal Food
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SPECIES & LIFE-STAGE SPECIFIC NUTRITION: Specially formulated young rat food and mouse diet for growing, pregnant, and nursing rodents. Provides tailored protein, fat, calcium, and nutrients in every pellet to support bone strength and development.
COMPLETE BALANCED DIET: Delivers a complete mouse and young rat food diet with 100% of daily recommended vitamins and minerals. Balanced protein and energy sources fuel bone, muscle, and immune development in young rats and mice of all life stages.
UNIFORM PELLET DESIGN: Oxbow’s EVERYBite rodent pellets prevents selective feeding so mice and rats consume complete, uniform nutrition at every meal. Superior to seed or mix diets, this young rat food eliminates unhealthy selective feeding habits.
DIGESTIVE & NUTRIENT ABSORPTION SUPPORT: Enhanced with prebiotics for gut health and chelated minerals for nutrient absorption, Essentials promotes digestive support for young rats and mice while improving utilization of essential vitamins and minerals.
VET-FORMULATED & MADE IN USA: Developed by leading veterinarians & nutritionists, this premium young rat and mouse food contains no artificial additives and is proudly made in the USA, offering trusted daily nutrition for healthy growth & rodent vitality
Customers say
Customers find this rodent food highly rated and excellent for mice and young rats, praising its health benefits and good value. The protein content receives positive feedback, with one customer noting the perfect balance of protein and fats. The size and longevity receive mixed reviews – while some find the size good, others note the pellets are enormous, and while some say it lasts a long time, others report it crumbles too easily.
13 reviews for Oxbow Essentials Mouse & Young Rat Food, Pet Food for Rats & Mice, All-Natural Vitamin & Mineral Rich Formula, Veterinarian Recommended, Animal Health, Rodent Pellets, Made in USA, 2.5 lb. Bag
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Original price was: $12.49.$9.59Current price is: $9.59.
Jesse Beeson –
Good Deal
This food is super nutritious and our pet rats loved it. Definitely worth buying.
Chef Parker –
My Marylin loves it
Great product
billie –
My rats love it
I was kind of skeptical but for the food quality an the Longevity of the duration of how long I’ve had the food has been amazing my rat seem to love the food the size is good and the freshness has been great I have tried many different other Foods now there are times I will buy hamster and gerbil whole grain mix and add this in with it as well but you don’t need to I have tried mixing rabbit food in my rats will pick around and eat everything else except for the rabbit food and I did that because of the price but this seems to be a little higher but it does last longer than it is worth the money
Etloyal –
A good healthy food choice.
I bought this one time when I couldnât get my normal brand and my squirrels loved them just as much!
Verity –
Young mouse really likes them!
Little Princess Tika has been thriving on these. She’s active and a good weight. They aren’t the only food she gets, but she makes them her main staple.Not too big. Not too small. Clearly very good for her, and totally worth it.
Halo –
Great Quality and Lasts a Long Time
This rat food has great ingredients and is high quality. My rats love it, and since the bag is so big, it lasts quite a while with my three rats. It’s a solid choice for feeding them.
Josephine –
Oxbow is the best you can buy- just doesnât taste the best
Okay…so your rats will probably hate the taste of this food but they will still eat it when they are hungry and thatâs what is important.I supplement these with some festive and less healthy hamster food but only to get them to actually eat something between starvation strikes.I have two 3 month old rats and they are a very healthy weight and rambunctious little girls. Full of energy and life.I donât know if I would recommend this food as they donât like eating it but I have to recommend it because in all of my experience as an animal caretaker we have used Oxbow because Oxbow is simply the best.
Kayanna Coleman –
My mice seem to like this
My mice stash these pellets away to their hiding food spots as soon as I fill their bowls with some. They are pretty big pellets compared to a small mouse, but it seems to work for them
Amazon Customer –
TKS, everything ok.
Monica –
This is good nutrition for rats. I’ve seen some reviewers say that the protein is too high. The label clearly states that rats should be fed some fresh fruit/veggies in addition to this. So, the protein in the dry food is higher to compensate for this.
Kairi –
When we first got pet rats we researched the best food that we could purchase to ensure that they got all the nutrition they needed. Oxbow was the top of the list when it comes to rodent foods.We purchased 4 rats and ended up with a pregnant rat (Purchased from the pet store already pregnant when we bought her). We ended up with 10 baby rats, along with the 4 we had purchased. We needed the Oxbow young rat and mouse food and definitely needed a large bag. Once the babies weaned from their mom we began feeding Oxbow Young rat and it has been a staple in our home for our ratties every since.I loved being able to purchase such a large bag, the price was fantastic for the amount of food and it lasted until our rats were adults and we switched over to Oxbow Adult Rat food.Oxbow is the only brand of Rat food that I will purchase for our Ratties.
Nathalie –
Thank you so much for my order! The seller is great and we ran into a hiccup and they took care of it right away! Product is exactly want it is described and I have some very happy rattie babies…looking forward to ordering again ð
Amazon Customer –
Great quality juvenile rat food. Just wish it came in a larger size bag! Other than that, very pleased!