oh, and one more question...
I've been noticing that one has a really rough coat compared to the others. He has more buck grease, so I was wondering if that is why?

An excess of protein can cause skin and coat problems, including itching and scabbing.

You say you feed the 21% dog food as a staple, but what else are you feeding them? If you are also feeding them a grain mix like my recipe, that will balance out some of that protein.

That said, 21% is still a tad high...

gah! oh no!

I didnt realize! Well, I babysit, and I am happy to say that my spending jar reserved for the rats has really been filling up. I'm only allowed to spend 22.5% of my income, so I'm babysitting as much as possible. My parents are wonderful about letting me owe them and pay later for vet bills, so I'll take Jake to the vet ASAP. How much do you think it will cost? I guess I should get out the phone book, since different vets charge different amounts.

I've also been feeding them the Suebee mix with the dogfood, with a few modifications. For the rice puff cereal from kashi, and the puffed wheat cereal, I substituted two boxes of Kashi 7 whole grain puffs
( http://store.kashi.com/heritage_pk.aspx?SID=1&Category_ID=72& )
and I've added an entire extra bag of fried bananas. I've also used salted unshelled sunflower seeds (for people), because at the time I couldn't find the bird kind. I've found it now, so the next time I mix a new mix, I'll use those. I have the Total, the craisins (though I wonder about the sugar content for both), and the soy nuts. I can't remember if I added the oats, but I don't think I did because I figured that the 7 gran puffs had enough oats in it already. Gosh, what should I do about the dog food? I have a really nice brand (corn is not in the first ingredients), with enough to fill a juice container.

Since I live in Hawaii, shipping Harlan Teklad would be expensive, so I'll have to choose between that and Jake's vet appointment. What do you think is best? Probably Jake. My dad's deployed, I only have a permit, and my mom doesn't drive, so I'm limited to the base's commisary for food (it's walking distance). Maybe when dad gets back in a week I'll be able to convince him to take me to find better dog food. What should I do until then? Do you think they'll be okay? I've had them since June 15th. I believe they were exactly 7 weeks when I got them. Jake couldn't have been like this for more than a month (at most), but I've been feeding them like this since I got them.

Goodness, I'm really worried. Thanks for all y'all's help!

Suebee's and dog food is just fine. If you are feeding the dog food with Suebee's, the dog food evens out the higher protein dog food.

I would try to find unsalted sunflowers seeds. They are a lot better for rats. Too much salt isn't good. As well, I would take out the fried banana chips. As their name suggests, they are deep fried, as well as being soaked in sugar!

Instead of dried fruit, I like using dried vegetable flakes. (Like you put in soup) They are very nutritious but low in sugar!