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Post by charmantpapillon on Jul 15, 2008 2:41:13 GMT -5
Okay so i want the best for Beast. I found out about the hollistic approch fromforums.ferret.com and joined up here. How do i get my 12 week old boy to go from kibble to raw meat to whole prey to live. and what kind of variety of raw do you rfeed them. chop up baby mice and white meat checken or what =\ I have no clue where to start and i bet it'll be more expensive but so farr all i've seen him eat aside from his food is spaghetti and he tried to eat my vanilla icecream cone today but i know hes not allowed to have dairy so i didnt let him have any then he nearly took my lip off licking it (thought it was food and bit nearly drove off the road.) So if you guys could give me a hand it would be muchly appreciated.
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Post by weloveourweasels on Jul 15, 2008 3:29:02 GMT -5
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Post by charmantpapillon on Jul 15, 2008 7:40:45 GMT -5
I kinda figured spaghetti was a no no and i KNEW icecream was a recipe for diarrhea and dehydration. but thanks for the help thats what i'll do =) (i dont eat spaghetti much im in weight loss mode and spaghetti is a once in a blue moon thing)
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Post by pear2apple on Jul 15, 2008 9:47:53 GMT -5
I cannot stress enough how important it is NOT to feed your boy ice cream. Apple's first owners fed him ice cream like it was his staple food. When I got him in February he weighed around 3lbs and it was all fat, no muscle. He couldn't lift himself up onto the couch or do much jumping at all. He never war danced, he was very slow. Also, I am Apple's 3rd home, his 2nd home trimmed him down a bit, but they were only feeding Marshalls and he had little exercise. So the change in food helped, but not enough.
Now he is 2lbs, way leaner, can jump from the couch to just about anywhere, and trying to catch him when he doesn't want to be caught is a challenge! Please stick to a healthy meat-based diet for Beast. You will love the changes you see!
EDIT: I know some of you might be thinking 3lbs isn't that much for a male, but he wasn't even a year old when I got him. So he was a kit without proper nutrition, if thats anything like a human baby, not good!
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Post by buzzonesbirdie on Jul 15, 2008 9:51:47 GMT -5
OK can i just say *and hope no one comes and takes my ferrets from me* that everyonce in a blue moon if im eating ice cream and someone catches me that i let them a lick or two but no more then that. And with my 10 i have never had a problem come from a lick or two every few months. BUt ice cream as a daily treat is NOT a good thing for anyone ever!!
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Post by Forum Administrator on Jul 15, 2008 10:25:37 GMT -5
How do i get my 12 week old boy to go from kibble to raw meat to whole prey to live. and what kind of variety of raw do you rfeed them. chop up baby mice and white meat checken or what =\ With a ferret that young (lucky for you) the switch should be a breeze. I would just take away all kibble for about 4-6 hours. Then I'd offer him some raw chicken breast that has been chopped into tiny chunks (about the size of kibble pieces). Take some of his kibble and crush it to a fine powder. Coat the chicken (like breadcrumbs) in the kibble and serve. It might take a *little* coaxing, but being as young as he is, he should just take to it right away. If not, dont despair, there are other ways to get him to try it. As for variety, the more the better! You can feed him any of the prey listed on the rodentpro.com website (all types and all ages). And as for raw foods the basic rule is that he can have bone-in meat as long as it (the bone) is no bigger then a chicken bone. He can have chunks of boneless meat from beef, pork, lamb, turkey, etc. Chicken wings, legs, necks, thighs, tails. These are all good to eat. I have no clue where to start and i bet it'll be more expensive Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah! Common misconception. Feeding a natural diet (if done in a shopper-savvy way) can not only be no more expensive then a kibble diet, but LESS expensive then a kibble diet (not to mention all the money you'll be $aving on vet bills from not having diet related illness, or the money you'll save on litter----since natural fed ferrets go to the bathroom less often and in smaller volume then kibble fed ferrets) So if you guys could give me a hand it would be muchly appreciated.Dont worry, we are here to help Im going to move this thread over to the newbie questions area so more people that are looking to help out a newbie can see it
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Post by pear2apple on Jul 15, 2008 11:33:25 GMT -5
OK can i just say *and hope no one comes and takes my ferrets from me* that everyonce in a blue moon if im eating ice cream and someone catches me that i let them a lick or two but no more then that. And with my 10 i have never had a problem come from a lick or two every few months. BUt ice cream as a daily treat is NOT a good thing for anyone ever!! I can't say I approve, and certainly you don't need my approval! But from what happened to Apple, and who knows what problems this will cause for him later, I can't say I would ever give Apple any ice cream ever! I wish I had met these people!! (I'm sure we all bend the rules a teeny bit for our fuzzies! But never on a daily/weekly/monthly basis!!)
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Post by charmantpapillon on Jul 15, 2008 16:06:55 GMT -5
Thank you guys =) Beast (the ferret in question) is currently passed out on my lap i took him to work with me today and he had a grand ol time being oohed and awed over =P but right now hes just a sleepy baby =) i look forward to asking questions and discovering new quirks in my baby's personality as well as discovering new tricks on getting him to make the switch cant wait to updat the girls who worked at the petstore who were happy/sad to see this lil cutie go =) my friend is excited that she'l get to feed him mice when i let her babysit (i dont like leaving him alone for more than a few hours) But thats only because i know hes young and needs lots of interaction at this point i think he thinks shes his mommy too !
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