Is rat food good for squirrels?

well, one of the neighborhood squirrells was at my garbage today, Im not sure if it was him that had knocked the lid off, but now I'll be remembering to lock it. We have lots of squirrells here, and I think they have enough to forage, but there's so many of them that they may need help this winter? I have a pet rat who doesnt like her rat food. She prefers to eat dinner with me(she loves her qasedeas and veggie wraps :) . how far off is a squirrels diet from a rats? if the squirrels have been foraging natural foods, would their bodies be able to handle all the preservatives in the pet mixes??Is rat food good for squirrels?
Squirrles would love your un eaten rat food ,,but do not encourage them as they eat water hoses ,,wood from your home,,electrical wires..and yes ..all your bird food and will pull your feeders down..I bet ya live in a sub..we have more TREE RATS in neighborhoods now than live in the woods,,their eating habbits,,just like rats...and they breed like rats and mice also..get your gun..take care ..they are like ratsIs rat food good for squirrels?
why do you guys always pick the WORST answer to be the best answer?? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU?!!

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Squirrels collect an abundance of food and hide away in little caches, many , many caches..so many they never find them all. One of natures ways of planting trees....is forgotten acorn seeds or pinecone tree seeds. They do not starve. They semi hibernate most of the winter.
Squirrels love corn on the cob, and bird seeds of all kinds, and acorns from oak trees.....I have no idea about rat food.
MAYBE YES

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