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Post by harrisi on Feb 2, 2009 16:02:35 GMT -5
As a commercial ground feeder, I feel I have to speak up. * Commercial ground raw can be fed as a staple diet, as it is 100% nutritionally complete. There are some, designed for dogs, which wouldn't be good for ferrets, but those brands are pretty easy to spot. To say that whole prey is the only 100% nutritionally complete raw meal would be incorrect in this regard. * Yes, we know that feeding commercial ground means that we have to brush our ferret's teeth. The natural/raw food won't decay and cause tartar as the kibble will, but we still need to brush their teeth. * The bones in commercial diet are acceptable to consume, as they are cut up into small pieces and digestable - I don't think i've seen anything larger than 2mm in any commercial raw. Most bone is ground so fine you barely see it. Sometimes I feel like a third class citizen on this forum, since my choice, after research, was to feed commercial ground raw. It was what I felt was best for my ferrets. There are others like me, I'm sure, so please don't make us feel like we are doing our ferrets harm - we don't say things to make you feel that you're wrong by choosing to feed whole prey or RMB. This is supposed to be a place where all raw feeders can meet without feeling persecuted. Let's keep it that way. If you were reffering to my post then I wasnt trying to be nasty. Ground is better then no raw, but it also entails less jaw work.  |
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Post by valkyriestorm on Feb 5, 2009 20:37:22 GMT -5
my guys will only accept ground raw and they seem to be doing find on it. And on the package it is says it has all the parts of the animal plus the bone. But your right about the chewing part.
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Post by sherrylynne on Feb 5, 2009 23:30:18 GMT -5
my guys will only accept ground raw and they seem to be doing find on it. And on the package it is says it has all the parts of the animal plus the bone. But your right about the chewing part. That is so funny! That's all my guys would eat to start, now they act like they are being poisoned(again  ), if I try offering them anything ground! |
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Post by cloudtickler on Feb 14, 2009 18:43:30 GMT -5
I know I'm coming into this WAY late.. I haven't been on any of the forums recently as we're trying to get everything back in order with job switches and such.
Onyxia is on strictly NV chub. Her weight fluctuates too much for me to take a chance on her NOT eating. I FINALLY got her to accept it and to stop eating kibble (she was on evo) but she wont take chunks of meat anymore. We brush her teeth once a week, which is when we do our full once-over on all the fuzzies here.
I'd just discovered the BRAVO and I'll have to look into it. NV prices rose here to a painful amount and getting them shipped is even worse >.<
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Post by Kerit on Feb 15, 2009 20:02:46 GMT -5
NV prices rose here to a painful amount and getting them shipped is even worse >.< I thought my NV was awfully expensive last time I picked up a bag too. I remembered it being about twelve bucks, but this time it was eighteen for rabbit medallions! I haven't seen Bravo locally, although there's another brand at the feed store that comes in those sausage-tubes. Can't think of the name. |
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Post by jojodancer on Feb 18, 2009 16:06:08 GMT -5
If you're talking frozen commercial ground raw - don't forget about Stella and Chewy's and AFS. You may have trouble finding frozen Stella and Chewy's, but AFS is a breeze! You call their office in Green Bay, and then they put you in contact with the local AFS provider. My local provider delivers the frozen logs right to my door. Kerit, depending on where you live, AFS offers will call.  You can get 25 pounds of ground meat, organs and bone (five 5-lb logs) for $53. www.animalfood.com/ |
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