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Post by nwheather on May 22, 2008 17:10:01 GMT -5
The babies, Mystic & Majik came "pre-trained" to eat whole mice, so they have been getting their mice on a regular basis, supplemented with the kibble on hand for them.
A couple of my others have been "curious" as to what the babies are eating, but I never saw any try to eat one until last night, before I left for work, I put three mice in there to see what would happen, & Xander took one & kept trying to eat it, chewing on it, but one of the babies kept taking it from him, so he'd go find another one that had been stashed & start chewing on it.
Yay! He is converting himself! (I was really hoping the curiosity would play a part in getting the others to eat mice.) Three more to go..... ;D
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Post by meli on May 22, 2008 17:11:22 GMT -5
 What a smart little guy!
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Post by Forum Administrator on May 23, 2008 2:24:53 GMT -5
Isn't it great? Sometimes having a "brother" or "sister" to show them how to eat the food really helps! Once we converted Mizu, it was so much easier to convert Fugue. That is great news! Good luck with the others converting! Keep us posted!  |
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Post by nwheather on May 25, 2008 13:53:41 GMT -5
I will...I'll try to get picts too. =)
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Post by nwheather on May 25, 2008 23:49:54 GMT -5
Xander actually got to eat some of his mouce today, before Mystic took it from him. She was on the top level with hers, "killing it", she ate a bit, then hid hers & went & stole Xanders. Majik ate the head of his then stashed it for later. Goofy.
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Post by meli on May 26, 2008 0:38:54 GMT -5
lol do that naturally hide their food? So I'll have to go fishing for uneaten food huh?  thats pretty funny gogo xander!! he's such a cutie! |
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Post by Forum Administrator on May 26, 2008 8:14:25 GMT -5
Ferrets naturally cache (or hide) their food. Some do it more then others (mine dont do it at all). If you feed in the bathtub or in a feeding cage, then you dont have to worry about digging through your house for petrified mouse morsels lol!
Go Xander! How are the others doing? Anyone else "ferret" enough to try the mousie?
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Post by nwheather on May 26, 2008 12:33:17 GMT -5
Not yet. Zena, my "princess" warrior, aka vampire ferret kinda had this "ewww, what is that nasty thing?" look when I gave it to Xander. Here's some pics of last nights mouse feast. =) First, Mystic has to "attack & kill" hers...  Majik takes his to the litterbox-which is why I always clean it right before they get mice =)  Xander goes for tail first...it's a delicassy  Nom nom nom....    Then, being the "princess" that she is, Mystic wipes her face on the clean bedding....  |
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Post by meli on May 26, 2008 13:02:24 GMT -5
awesome pictures! ur right there is very little to no blood..I think I'm sold on the mouse feedings.
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Post by Forum Administrator on May 26, 2008 21:50:57 GMT -5
With larger prey (quail, guinea pig, rabbit) it can get a little messy, but not even that bad. Mice and smaller rats are nothing!
Thanks for the pics, Heather! Mind if I ad them to the Holistic Ferret Photo Album?
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Post by buzzonesbirdie on May 27, 2008 9:23:41 GMT -5
You know my guys(and gals) dont leave a mess with the rabbits either  i find that the messiest is the baby quail but thats only becuase i find feathers for days in thier bedding.  |
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Post by nwheather on May 28, 2008 14:17:36 GMT -5
With larger prey (quail, guinea pig, rabbit) it can get a little messy, but not even that bad. Mice and smaller rats are nothing! Thanks for the pics, Heather! Mind if I ad them to the Holistic Ferret Photo Album? Absolutely! Go ahead! (For future, any pics I post here you can use.) =) |
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Post by nwheather on May 28, 2008 14:18:43 GMT -5
I gave them a turkey neck, which they started a tug of war with, & I did get some pics, but I have to load them & resize them. I will post more soon. =)
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Post by Forum Administrator on May 28, 2008 15:13:14 GMT -5
Yay! I love the eating pics! When you get em uploaded, ad them to the "Show us your babies" section. Thanks!   |
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