MouseGenetics Forum > Husbandry & Environment Thread: "Moldy/spoiled feed pellets - storage practices?" --- Post #1 by feed_concerned_pi --- We had a delivery of standard rodent chow last month that we stored in our usual supply closet, and by the time we got about 3 weeks into using the bags, several of them had visible mold and a noticeably off/musty smell. Threw out probably a quarter of the shipment.

The hack / solution

What fixed this for us: store bags up off the floor on pallets (even simple plastic pallets work) so they're not in contact with concrete, and make sure the storage room stays below 70F — we ended up getting a small standalone AC unit for our feed closet since it wasn't on the building's main HVAC zone.

📎Source: husbandry_feed_storage.txt

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