Fat Rat Central

Neutering and spaying has recently been proven to help rats live longer. In one study, spaying females made them live up to a year longer! Neutering a male eliminates or decreases many incidences of cancer and infection that otherwise might end life early. Also, chromium picolinate is a somewhat new compound of chromium that is easily absorbed by the body. It has been shown to extend the lives of rats by up to one year. It can be found at your local health food store and can be mixed in a special recipe and given to your rats. It is best if you get it in the capsules, but the tablets work fine although you have to crush them before making the balls, which is obnoxious and takes a lot of time. To dose your rat, multiply his weight in pounds by 189. For example, the dosage for a rat that weighs .75 pounds is 142 mcg. Now that you have found the rats dosage per day, multiply that by 40 to find his dosage for 40 days. Here’s the recipe: Nonfat Cream Cheese Balls 1 tablespoon Philly FREE cream cheese chromium picolinate for 40 days 1 teaspoon peanut butter Mix all these together. If too stiff, add more cheese. If too soft, add some flour. Form on wax paper a rectangle and cut into 40 small squares. Roll each into a ball and coat with flour. Freeze half and keep the remaining balls in the fridge. Give the rat a ball each evening. (If the balls are pink, this is okay, because chromium picolinate is often pink.)