5 week old diet?

[Nutterbuttermomma]

My 5 week old nutterbutter loves solid food. I gave her some veggies and fruit and Nutri berries yesterday and she loved them. I did some research today and saw they can eat rat food so I got some oxbow rodent for her. She loves it! Is this good? Any other foods you suggest?

[DarkLies212]

Welcome to TSB! I'd stop a lot of the junk foods (fruits and sweet stuff) until she's consuming the Oxbow. As long as the food you bought is block form, not seed mixtures, that's great!

I switch to this after they start consuming the Oxbow https://www.henryspets.com/hi-protein-blocks/

Also, are you still offering formula? At 5 weeks, I'm lucky if mine even touch solids! :eek

[Nancy in New York]

At 5 weeks old I would cut out everything for now other than the formula,
and block (that she will nibble on.)
Their formula is all encompassing, with the correct balance of vitamins and minerals,
with calcium being of the utmost importance.
Formula is the best defense against Metabolic Bone Disease.

[Nutterbuttermomma]

Thank you! She eats her formula 4 to 5 hours and has of today she has access to the Oxbow all the time. I just have to cut out the Nutri berries tho. She loves food!