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Post by Forum Administrator on Sept 5, 2008 0:23:37 GMT -5
Thats really good that they are now eating chicken AND beef. Keep up the beef (try different cuts, take advantage of sales  ) and when you are ready add in 1 more type of meat and you'll meet the requirements to graduate  Wait a minute, how is Whisp doing? Any progress? |
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Post by Jaycee on Sept 5, 2008 20:37:37 GMT -5
One more meat, or one more meat type? I picked up necks (beef) at the store today for my yorkies, so I guess I could give them a taste of that for a change.
Whisp is my "special" child. If she is eating anything, it is under my radar. She is sneaky, but I can't say for sure at this moment if she is. She does readily eat the soupie, though. I need to weigh them this weekend for their monthly weigh in and make sure none of them are losing any weight. I will let you know if I notice her sneaking a taste or two.
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Post by Forum Administrator on Sept 5, 2008 20:46:58 GMT -5
Meat type, like pork or turkey |
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Post by Jaycee on Sept 5, 2008 21:57:34 GMT -5
Awww....so close.....
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Post by Forum Administrator on Sept 5, 2008 22:58:14 GMT -5
You are *this* close. No worries. Most ferrets readily accept new meats because they learn to crave variety. I'd try pork, its cheap and its a good source of fat and protein. You can try turkey too, but its a bit low in fat for a ferret diet, and it can usually run a tad more expensive then chicken.
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Post by Jaycee on Sept 5, 2008 23:17:47 GMT -5
It is on my shopping list. My husband will be jealous. The ferrets and dogs eat better than we do!  |
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Post by Forum Administrator on Sept 5, 2008 23:29:55 GMT -5
Yeah same here. I eat mac-n-cheese and chicken stuffing and my ferrets get mice, quail, organic beef, lamb, and the like. |
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Post by Jaycee on Sept 6, 2008 6:24:28 GMT -5
I need to come back in my next life as one of my pets, then! |
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Post by buzzonesbirdie on Sept 6, 2008 7:05:08 GMT -5
my husband and i were saying that both of us love lamb but cant remember the last time we had it. no sooner had he said that then i was pulling lamb out of the freezer for the ferrets . There are times when they eat better then us too. Any you are almost there i am soooo proud |
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Post by Forum Administrator on Sept 6, 2008 13:19:25 GMT -5
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Post by Jaycee on Sept 6, 2008 21:41:15 GMT -5
I would consider stealing my ferrets food, but honestly beef necks sound as appetizing as they look. Also, I found some of their stashed meats, and green isn't a good color for the food I want to eat! |
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Post by Jaycee on Sept 8, 2008 20:21:16 GMT -5
Two steps forward...one step back. Today they wouldn't touch beef at all. They are on a beef strike. Chicken is still good, but beef is not on the menu. This dance is getting a little old. Even our dogs are raw fed completely at this point.  |
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Post by buzzonesbirdie on Sept 8, 2008 20:38:53 GMT -5
If it helps any mine refused lamb this morning and normaly that is eatten faster then i can put it in the cage
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Post by Forum Administrator on Sept 9, 2008 1:29:17 GMT -5
Two steps forward...one step back. Today they wouldn't touch beef at all. They are on a beef strike. Chicken is still good, but beef is not on the menu. This dance is getting a little old. Even our dogs are raw fed completely at this point. Dogs usually are a joke to switch (the are NOTHING compared to cats and ferrets). Hang in there. With such a large business it can be touch. If you find there is a "beef strike" again, try mixing chunks of beef with a *few* TINY chunks of chicken. They might just take to the beef. |
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Post by buzzonesbirdie on Sept 9, 2008 21:11:10 GMT -5
Jaycee, you have had a bunch that gave you headache after headache but you have hung in there. I feed beef too and had to mix it with chicken for them to start eating it and they still do not perfer it over anything else that they get feed.
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