Vitakraft Mini Drops Dwarf Hamster/Rat/Mouse Treat Cherry-Banana 2.5 oz

The mice love these.

With Ecotrition Yogies being discontinued, I was looking to find suitable replacement for my pet rats. Mini Drops by Vitakraft turned out to be a great substitute, albeit not all the same.The most important thing is the fact that my rats like these. If you want detailed comparison, see below:Content size:Yogies: 3.5 ozMini Drops: 2.5 ozTexture:Yogies: Creamy and starts melting at skin temperature.Mini Drops: Not as creamy as Yogies, and doesn't melt as fast. Has slightly chalkier texture.Taste: (Yes, I tasted these, for science!)Yogies: Creamy and somewhat sweet with mild fruit or cheese flavor, with mild chalky aftertaste.Mini Drops: Almost immediate chalky flavor, stronger than Yogies, followed by taste of banana or cherry. Less sweet than Yogies. In my anecdotal experience, the initial chalky flavor is minutely similar to that chalky flavor you experience when taking a Vitamin supplement, like the Flintstones Vitamin chews.Size:Yogies: Uniform in size and shape.Mini Drops: Wild variations. See attached photo for reference.Suggested usage:Yogies: 1 to 2 treats per day.Mini Drops: 3 to 5 drops per day.Ingredients:Yogies: Sugar, palm kernal and palm oil. Dried whey, dextrose, dried yogurt (cultured whey protein concentrate, cultured skim milk and yogurt culture), soy lecithin (emulsifier), natural and artificial (cheese or fruit) flavor, color added (yellow lake 5 or titanium dioxide, red lake 40)Mini Drops: Sugar, vegetable oil, dried whey, dried whey protein concentrate, corn starch, cherry powder, banana powder, lecithin, Vitamin A supplement, Vitamin D3 supplement, Vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, d-Calcium pantothenate, niacin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 supplement, ascorbic acid, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, vanilla flavorGuaranteed analysis:Yogies: Crude protein (min) 1.5% / Crude fat (min) 21% / Crude fiber (max) 0.5% / Moisture (max) 3%Mini Drops: Crude protein (min) 3% / Crude fat (min) 20% / Crude fiber (max) 3% / Moisture (max) 7%Right off the bat, the major ingredient of both is sugar. When you go further down the list, you'll notice that Yogies makes use of dairy, which doubles as binding agent, whereas Mini Drops seems to use corn starch. This explains why Mini Drops is more resistant to melting than Yogies. Mini Drops appear to make use of much more supplements than Yogies. When I tasted the Mini Drops for the first time, it had that very mildly chalky flavor that I couldn't put my finger across. Then I looked at the ingredients and saw all the vitamin supplements, which immediately made me think of vitamin tablets. The taste was barely there, just enough to get me confused until I saw the ingredient list.As for my opinion on whether the Mini Drops are worthy replacement to Yogies... Yes, I believe so. None of my eight rats showed any reservation in wolfing down Mini Drops. You can feed them a little more per day than Yogies, which might be beneficial if you use them as treats to train your rats.

The hamster loves his treats!

My hamster stuffed his cheeks right away. I have two syrian hamsters with lots of personality and they are both very different. Churro, (my hamster) decided he was too good for these drops. My other hamster, Chimi, loves them. He stuffed his cheeks and decided to go burry them right away. I had not realized they were the mini drops but they will work. Cheaper than the store bought ones as well.

My hamsters favorite treats by far!

Hamster enjoys the treat on a regular basis. Fresh product, color and no odor.

My rat absolutely loves these. The bag is reasonable, which is amazing. They are odorless great value for money and easy to find because of the color of the bag if you lose them.

One of my rattiesis picky/very selective; but the other like to hoard them. I put them in a toy that they can roll it around and work for a reward.

Hamsters, absolutely love them

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