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Post by Lynxie on Dec 7, 2009 22:39:27 GMT -5
XD That's an awesome picture.
Tonight was chicken wings. I've noticed that recently she has taken to carrying all of the food in her dish up to the second level where the entrance to her tube is, and then eating it from there. I think she kinda thinks of the opening as a feeding den of sorts. Once my fiance and I move we plan on making sure she has her own room, so she'll have her own feeding den there. I can't wait for that personally. I'm really excited. :3
What else do I need to do with her, other than see if I can get her to eat her mousies?
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Post by spiritualtramp on Dec 8, 2009 10:51:53 GMT -5
I would like to see some more variety in the kinds of meats offered. Basically we go by the tenet of 3 different animal sources per week, but encourage more if at all possible. I know Zoe will eat chicken rmb's, chicken livers, hearts and gizzards, as well as pork. I'd like to see a few more meats added in there for good measure - is lamb or goat available to you? What about turkey, Cornish game hen, rabbit, or bison? You can also try beef since that's relatively cheap and available anywhere.
Since she's eating bone and organ, all we need to worry about is getting her to eat other sorts of muscle meats and rmbs. And then we can talk about getting her graduated!!
Next time you go shopping for her, let me know what sort of meats are available to you, and we can make a meal plan and go from there!
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Post by Lynxie on Dec 8, 2009 17:01:30 GMT -5
She gets beef fairly often too actually. Both pot roasts that are on sale, and stew meat. She getsit at least once a week with her soup, if not more. I also give her turkey when it is on sale, though she isn't very fond of it, and all our store really has is turkey wing portions, which seem like a waste since she can't eat the bone.
I did notice cornish game hens in my store, but they are /expensive/! Like, 7.99 for one. So is the bison we have (it's a little package of ground bison meat). I've never noticed lamb or goat, though I'll look. I've seriously got to get down to the butcher near me. Every time I think about it though it's either too late to go or I'm broke. ><; Darn me and my memory!
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Post by spiritualtramp on Dec 11, 2009 0:12:34 GMT -5
7.99 for a CGH!? That's nuts! I pay about 3.00 per hen and can get two-packs for 5.00! Feeding raw doesn't have to be expensive, but I do encourage you to try to find as much variety as your budget allows room for. I feed things like turkey, lamb and pork as muscle meat meals since the bones are too big for the ferrets; and things like rabbit, smaller fowl, and mice make up the bone-in meals. This gives them the variety of other meats without compromising the bone/meat/organ ratios.
Let me know if you find any other sources of price-friendly meats. Sometimes the Ethnic-geared grocers have some good deals on more exotic things. I don't know if your area has any large ethnic populations but those are good bets. My grocery store carries a lot of lamb because I live in an area with a large proportion of Greek people. If you have a Walmart nearby, that's where I get my CGHs for much cheaper than 8.00!!
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Post by Lynxie on Dec 11, 2009 10:07:38 GMT -5
I roommate works at Walmart, so I'll ask her to look. There is also a vietnimese food store somewhat near me. I'll have to check it out the next time I'm near there.
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Post by spiritualtramp on Dec 11, 2009 23:46:34 GMT -5
Sounds good! You never know, you might find some good deals!
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Post by Lynxie on Dec 13, 2009 17:37:13 GMT -5
Went to the store and picked up a pork roast, a huge pot roast that was on sale, chicken wings, and split chicken breasts. I'm also going to Walmart later today to look at prices.
I was out of town this weekend, but the fiance did a fairly decent job of taking care of her raw needs for the weekend. I came back and she was healthy, no more hungry than usual, and very happy to see mommy.
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Post by Lynxie on Dec 14, 2009 20:33:06 GMT -5
Finally made it out to Walmart. Picked up a cornish game hen (only $2.18!) and 3lbs of beef kidney. That was some of the weirdest stuff I've ever seen, but I know I've read that it is good for ferrets, so I grabbed it.
Walmart also had beef heart and tongue, which I'm gonna go check out again once I get paid.
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Post by spiritualtramp on Dec 15, 2009 12:02:33 GMT -5
Oh, good! I knew Walmart would have much better prices on the CGHs! And the kidney, heart and tongue will all make great additions. Heart is especially important to feed weekly because of its high taurine content. I feed hearts once a week, Sunday mornings, I feed chicken hearts though as Ranger is sensitive to beef products. I've never fed tongue before though so that will be interesting to hear about! Hope your visit out of town was fun, too
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Post by Lynxie on Dec 15, 2009 19:37:11 GMT -5
The CGH was a big hit. She dug right into it. :3
The beef kidney wasn't so well recieved, but then again I just tried feeding her a piece. I'm gonna try mixing a little bit into her soup.
I also just got a sample of nanogreens, reading that someone else on the site had had good luck giving them to their ferret. Any idea of how often I should give her some?
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Post by Lynxie on Dec 17, 2009 10:30:12 GMT -5
Zoe is still doing well. Eating steadily. She loves those cornish game hens. :3
I recently picked up one of those metal clips that some people use to attach their ferret's food to the cage. I think the next time I give her CGH I'm gonna try attaching it and see what she does.
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Post by spiritualtramp on Dec 17, 2009 20:21:26 GMT -5
Haha, as in the shower curtain hooks? I started that brilliant craze because I was tired of waking up with stashes of meat under my pillow I hook their meals now inside of a feeding den, which is outside of the cage but can be moved into the cage if necessary. I feed a nano-green sort of thing in soups every other week - I take Heather's suggestion and buy some salad green, pop them in the freezer, and then smash them up well. It's easy and then I add about a tablespoon to a serving of soups, and feed. I started doing this a couple of months ago and though I haven't seen any remarkable changes, I do figure the tiny amount of added roughage can help to fill in any gaps diet-wise, or act as fiber.
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Post by Lynxie on Dec 18, 2009 17:13:08 GMT -5
Sounds like a plan! She's bad about stashing food up in the tubes of her cage, so anything I can do to help relieve that a bit would be awesome. XD
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Post by spiritualtramp on Dec 19, 2009 10:45:30 GMT -5
Yeah, the stashing gets to be annoying, I so hear that. I find this method works well enough, though sometimes they do chew it off the hook and are able to stash - I always remove the food after everyone has eaten for this purpose.
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Post by Lynxie on Dec 19, 2009 12:50:23 GMT -5
She did fairly good with the hooked cgh quarter. It's still attached to the cage, but it is missing part off the side, and it's missing most of the wing. Made her her soup this morning, and she was lapping away at it happily. :3
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