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Post by bigsis7 on Oct 2, 2009 11:35:39 GMT -5
Sounds good! As long as they're eating it, that's a good sign!
They should have them in a grocery store. Omega 3 Fish Oil, probably with the vitamins and such. If not maybe a drug store? My dad buys ours so I'm not 100% sure. Any ideas Heather?
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Post by Forum Administrator on Oct 3, 2009 1:52:51 GMT -5
You can buy omega 3 fish oil capsules at the grocery store like you said. Get the soft capsules so you can poke them with a tack and squirt the oil into your fert's mouth or on their food (whichever they prefer). I like to give 1/2 a standard fish oil capsule per ferret every other day.
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Post by mindfield on Oct 3, 2009 11:14:49 GMT -5
Thanks so much for all the help! I was looking through my cabinet because I knew I saw something that looked like that and I found some. Also, I might be getting a grinder to grind up all those beef and pork bones they can't chew into. There are also some bones left in the chicken/turkey sometimes, so I think it's a good idea.
EDIT:
I also changed my schedule:
Monday - Chicken thighs in the morning ( I grind this up because it's hard for Fern to chew it) (with half a capsule of fish oil)
Turkey in the night
Tuesday - Chicken wings in the morning
Turkey in the night (with half a capsule of fish oil)
Wednesday - Beef in the morning
Pork in the night
Thursday - Chicken/egg in the morning
Liver/Gizzard in the night
Friday -Turkey neck in the morning
Chicken breast in the night
Saturday - Pork in the morning
Chicken wings at night ( I grind this up because it's hard for Fern to chew it) (with half a capsule of fish oil)
Sunday - Pork in the morning
Turkey at night
Also I think when I'm grinding up the chicken thighs I might just drop some fish oil and mix it together too, that way its a bit easier for me.
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Post by bigsis7 on Oct 3, 2009 11:47:28 GMT -5
I think that looks great!! I'll PM Giuli and see what she thinks!
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Post by Forum Administrator on Oct 4, 2009 0:32:37 GMT -5
Looks MUCH better.  I like the addition of chicken thighs because they are a good source of fat and protein. Everything looks to be in order here. Now that you've completed the switch and had your feeding schedule reviewed, its time for you to officially graduate from the HF Mentor program and for us to retire this thread to the "newbie switch archive"!  No one (yourself included) will be able to post in this thread anymore once its been moved to the archive. Please begin posting your diet-related questions in the "whole prey" "raw" or "general feeding questions and discussion" area. We encourage EVERYONE that is archived to continue posting. Feeding a natural diet is a learning PROCESS, there is much to learn after making the switch. There is always lots to learn, and lots to share with the newbies on the site. If you feel comfortable offering the newbies advice, then by all means go ahead. The more help we can get, the better. If you'd rather lurk and not post, thats cool too, its just always nice to have our graduates stick around. We (your mentor and I) will run a detailed "check up" with you (via PM or email) at the 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 1 year anniversary since "going natural" just to make sure all is going well and that you arent having any issues. Congrats on all your hard work and on your graduation!!! |
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Post by bigsis7 on Oct 6, 2009 17:19:43 GMT -5
Sorry I'm so late at posting this! I've been busy lately!
Anyways congrats!! You've been great to mentor and I'm so glad you decided to make the switch :]! Feel free to PM me if you ever have any questions!
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