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Post by desertram on Jul 26, 2008 22:20:53 GMT -5
i will have to try that once these superworms are gone. no they get treats once a week dont want them to get hook on only treats they still have treats i got from the store that they also get once a month n-bones they love my god i have to watch them cause there is someone tryin to take someones n-bone and i have to break up a little fight lol they are funny but they seem to be really taking to the Raw well ollie isnt we are working with him on it lol he is the "old man" of the cage. i am going to get more frozzen mice tomorrow also for them
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Post by desertram on Jul 28, 2008 18:35:35 GMT -5
Wolf: fuzzy , chicken breast, superworms, kibble
Fang: Adult mouse, chicken breast, superworms, kibble
Badger: Fuzzy , chicken breast, superworms, kibble
Doe:, chicken brest, superworms, kibble
Kat : 1 peice chicken breast, kibble
Oso: chicken brest, kibble
Clude: chicken brest, kibble
Ollie:kibble (he loves duck soup going to add some turkey ground this week)
Wolf made a growling sound at badger when her and kat were over smelling his fuzzy and he took off with it that was funny his name fits him to a T lol they are all doing really well on there raw diet
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Post by desertram on Jul 30, 2008 13:07:31 GMT -5
kids are doing really good on there raw food woohoo
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Post by Forum Administrator on Jul 30, 2008 18:34:40 GMT -5
Im happy to hear that things are going well  Im thrilled that you've got 3 of the furbabies eating whole prey! Excellent! Good luck with getting Ollie onto the ground turkey. Just go slow and steady and we'll get him switched. For the other ferts, are they still not eating bone yet? Have you tried wings yet? |
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Post by desertram on Jul 30, 2008 20:26:07 GMT -5
ollie is still not eatting the ground turkey but i will add only a little now in the duck soup i have tryed the chicken wing the others looked at it and walked away they really didnt want to try it so only time will tell but we are getting there plus wolf ran off with all chunks of the wing lol he is a wolf. but fang did find it and take it
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Post by desertram on Jul 31, 2008 18:37:00 GMT -5
ok so today i bought a jar of freeze dryed crickets just to see if they would like those better then the live ones and well to say ALL 8 ATE THEM #emoticon_laughferret_rev# even ollie had 1 its a start and i was so happy to see it so now i know that all 8 will eat those VS the live ones they cost alot more though i might ask my boss if i can get the dead crickets from work same thing right?
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Post by Forum Administrator on Aug 1, 2008 8:14:35 GMT -5
Yup dead are pretty much the same as live......except they are much slower  |
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Post by desertram on Aug 1, 2008 19:03:57 GMT -5
ok cool i will talk to my boss then and see what i can get some dead ones for how long would/should i keep them for? tyvm
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Post by Forum Administrator on Aug 2, 2008 0:44:01 GMT -5
I would try to feed them immediately. If not, freeze them in a little ziploc baggy. They will start to decay if they arent fed or frozen asap.
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Post by desertram on Aug 2, 2008 22:05:40 GMT -5
ok tyvm for the tip i will see what i can get the dead one's for it would save me alot of $$$ and they just go nuts now over the freeze dried ones they all eat them even ollie
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Post by mustelidmusk on Aug 3, 2008 23:56:23 GMT -5
It's not uncommon for one ferret to hide food only to have it stolen by another  It sounds like your ferrets are off to a good start with the moist kibble. This is GREAT news! With a large crew, you'll need to make sure all ferrets are getting enough to eat. Monitor each ferret for weight loss - When switching a larger number of ferrets, you'll find that they all switch at their own rates. Some people switch by keeping all ferrets at the same rate - that of the slowest switcher. Other separate their ferrets into a couple of groups. But, regardless of how you switch your ferres, you needto make sure they're all eating. as always, pleae ask questions and let us know how things are going! -jennifer |
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Post by desertram on Aug 4, 2008 19:37:38 GMT -5
tyvm we let them eat/swtich at there own pace not going to rush them into it we just laugh at them and the poor old man ollie just gives us the look he really likes the dead crickets though they all do and i do need to get more mice getting low on them. tonite they are going to get a bowl of chicken hearts,liver and kidenys mmmmmm i'll bet that fang eats most of it. we leave kibble in there cage when were at work so they have food all day dont want them to go with out thats too long.
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Post by desertram on Aug 5, 2008 21:15:32 GMT -5
Wolf: chicken hearts, liver, kidenys, fuzzy, freezeed crickets, kibble Doe: chicken hearts, liver, kidenys, Freezed crickets, kibble Badger : chicken hearts, liver, kidenys, freezed crickets, fuzzy, kibble Fang: chicken hearts, liver, kidenys, freezed crickets , adult mouse, kibble Oso: freezed crickets, kibble Clude: chicken hearts, liver, kidenys, freezed crickets, kibble Kat: freezed crickets, kibble Ollie freezed crickets (YES) , kibble They are all doing really good now i think we are on the right track i am going to take a chicken back out and give it to them and see what they do when i do my shopping fri i am going to get some beef for them and this fall we hope to be giving them some deer meat we are going hunting |
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Post by mustelidmusk on Aug 6, 2008 22:48:45 GMT -5
Cool!! Looks like you've got a good handle on this, your kids are coming along nicely!!!
I'm a slow-witch person too...I offer stuff, but like you, I don't sweat it if they don't take the food...I use the enrichment experience to enjoy learning about my ferrets' personalities.
he chicken backs don't have a whole lot of meat onthem, but itwill be a good experince with bone chewing. Backs have sft bone,so the're very good for training on bones!
I'm glad to see you're enjoying the switching process!
-jennifer
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Post by desertram on Aug 7, 2008 19:13:11 GMT -5
its great to learn all about the RAW diet they should be on and i really enjoy watching them play with the food lol and run with the chunks and stash them lol i got some mealworms today for them plus i got a couple of cans of wellness cat food for ollie to mix some turkey in it he like the wellness food now tomorrow i will add some ground turkey to it keep your fingers crossed he ate some tonite woohoo. then the others were over there helping them selfs also its ok dont want that food going to waste i also mixed some wellness core in there kibble heck 50% protien cant go worng there but they are all doing good i know wolf will go nuts over the chicken back he loves wings thanks for the help
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