How much should I expect to pay to feed a Great Dane?
A good quality adult food, that is no more than 23% protein and no less than 12% fat, should be fed to Danes of ALL ages. Puppy food or growth formula foods should never be fed to Great Dane puppies. They grow fast enough without the encouragement that growth and puppy formulas provide. hey should have 2 small meals per day. You should never soak kibble as a means of preventing bloat. Great Danes should be fed 3-4 times daily as pups, decreasing to 2-3 times a day at around age 6 months. It can be dangerous to feed a Dane only once a day, due to the increased chance of bloat and stomach torsion. You can also decrease the chance of this by limiting activity at least 60-90 minutes following a meal and 30-60 minutes prior. Great Danes should be fed with their food raised off of the floor. There are commercially made raised feeding tables that can be purchased at pet supply stores. Or you can feed them on a kitchen chair, stool, etc.
Umm.. About a 50lb bag will least about 9-12 days… My great dane ate a 50lb bag in 9-10 days.. (he weighted 210 lbs, and got a ice cream bucket in morning and 3/4 at night) Although they will not eat that much when they are little, it gives you an idea of when he or she is bigger… You have to be extremely careful on over feeding them as they grow up due to their bones growing to fast…
