Post by crystalineshadow on Jul 26, 2009 18:08:48 GMT -5
I know that there is no exact magic number, but does anyone have an idea how much more a kit eats (RMB) than an adult? I currently have three ferrets - 1.5yo female, 5yo female, and 3-4yo male and they eat about 6oz a day. I just adopted two more - 9mo male and 4.5mo male and they have eaten 6oz in the 10 hours I've had them and I just gave them another four.
I am amazed and excited that they took to raw so quickly. I had to sprinkle a little of their kibble on top of the soup that I gave them first to get them interested in it, but then they ate it up and finished off (bone and all) the chicken wing sections that I cut into thirds and put in their cage for overnight feeding.
Anyone have any ideas on how to convince them that the food needs to stay in the cage? My older three I just feed at night before I go to bed and leave the leftovers in their cage for snacking on throughout the day. If they get hungry they will come back to the cage and eat until they are done then either take a nap or go back out to play. I get the feeling that these youngsters aren't going to be so polite about their food.
I'm sure you'll be hearing a lot more from me about these new little guys and I can't wait until I can get some pics of them to show you. My youngest has HUGE ears - is that a kit thing or will he get to keep those as he grows older?
I am amazed and excited that they took to raw so quickly. I had to sprinkle a little of their kibble on top of the soup that I gave them first to get them interested in it, but then they ate it up and finished off (bone and all) the chicken wing sections that I cut into thirds and put in their cage for overnight feeding.
Anyone have any ideas on how to convince them that the food needs to stay in the cage? My older three I just feed at night before I go to bed and leave the leftovers in their cage for snacking on throughout the day. If they get hungry they will come back to the cage and eat until they are done then either take a nap or go back out to play. I get the feeling that these youngsters aren't going to be so polite about their food.
I'm sure you'll be hearing a lot more from me about these new little guys and I can't wait until I can get some pics of them to show you. My youngest has HUGE ears - is that a kit thing or will he get to keep those as he grows older?
I can't help you with amounts, Napoleon ate what he wanted to, when he wanted to. If there was nothing available in the ferret bowls, he helped himself to the cat's food and if nothing was there (doesn't happen often with a mouthy siamese in the house 
), he'd steal the dog's dinner. Which is probably he is a bit of a tub. Also, thinking back on it...it's been almost 5 years ago, since I've fed a kit. Try this calculator 
though they're usually good and most of their foods stay in the ferret room, but there are times when I happen to do a double take as I hear a chicken leg or a rat being bumped down the stairs to the basement 
.