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Post by suds on Jul 6, 2009 20:37:35 GMT -5
let her eat the wet kibble for a few days to get used to it then slowley add the duck soup to it we are trying to trick her into eating duck soup once she starts eating the soup on her own then we start to add tiny peaces of meat in it .
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Post by wuvweasels on Jul 9, 2009 1:49:39 GMT -5
She's eating the mashed, moistened kibble so well that I've been adding a little egg yolk just to get her used to different things. Today I added in tiny pieces of raw chicken breast instead and she's currently scarfing it down I can't believe she's eating raw meat! A couple of weeks ago she wouldn't eat anything besides dry kibble and that Ferrevite junk.
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Post by suds on Jul 9, 2009 5:42:16 GMT -5
that is fantastic . wont be long till she is not eating kibble . keep up the good work ! there are 4 phases or hurdles to go through 1. eating raw duck soup 2.eating meat chunks 3. eating ofal (liver, pancreas,kidney.heart) 4.bones after that then its all about learning how to feed a balanced diet and getting a good schedule going
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Post by suds on Jul 11, 2009 8:48:24 GMT -5
how r things going ?
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Post by wuvweasels on Jul 11, 2009 18:43:52 GMT -5
I'm still feeding the mashed kibble with meat chunks. She definitely prefers chicken over beef I probably won't be able to get all the ingredients for the duck soup until next week. I only have chicken breast, ground beef and eggs right now. Should I be adding ground eggshell when I mix egg yolk in her food? She really seems to like the yolk. On a side note, I bought $1 worth of live crickets today to throw in the tub with her. More of a game than anything else. I'll let you know if any eating takes place
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Post by suds on Jul 13, 2009 8:34:55 GMT -5
yes add the egg shells if you can wash them then let them dry and crush them up into a powder the best you can . Start saveing your eggshells you will need them during the switch to help firm up there stools and provide some calcium during the switch .
Crickets are alot of fun to chase you will have a good laugh from it i am sure . Mine will kill them all then eat the heads off after . Sometimes JD will a few whole . It took a couple of times for Hershy to actually be interested in the chase now when she see's the container she goes nuts and dances al the way to the bathroom . But the first time she stood there even with a few jumping on her nose lol.
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Post by wuvweasels on Jul 16, 2009 2:02:30 GMT -5
The cricket chase didn't go so well. She was more worried about the water around her ankles. She just stood there frozen with bottle-brush tail I'm thinking of trying some mealworms hehe. She has been eating larger chunks of chicken in her soupie though. A friend of mine has been getting rabbit and quail and I would love to feed these to Wubzy. Would that be safe considering they're wild caught? What precautions should I take (freezing etc)? Thanks.
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Post by suds on Jul 17, 2009 7:18:16 GMT -5
the rule of thumb is to freeze meat for 60 to 90 days to kill parrasites , skin and dress the wild rabbit if you see any wierd leasions or odd looking parts i would discard it otherwise freezing will be all you need to do. the quail you can feed feathers and all once you get to the point of eating hole prey they are also great starters for learning to eat bones but you will probly have to dress them and cut them in quarters during the learning proccess , if you dress them remember to keep the liver, lungs , pancreas , spleen , kidneys and heart its good ofal for them . stat increasing the amount of meat and lesson the kibble let me know when you get to 75%meat and 25% kibble
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Post by suds on Jul 23, 2009 16:44:54 GMT -5
how are things going ?
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Post by suds on Jul 23, 2009 16:45:21 GMT -5
how are things going ?
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