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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 8, 2009 5:27:56 GMT -5
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Post by ferretdroogies on Dec 8, 2009 9:09:03 GMT -5
OMG! SO CUTE!
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 8, 2009 10:43:45 GMT -5
And instructional!  |
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Post by ccretarolo on Dec 8, 2009 18:02:29 GMT -5
I found myself making baby noises while watching this  . And for some reason my stepmother refuses to believe I would rather keep ferrets then have a human child... |
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Post by vkoslin on Dec 10, 2009 21:49:36 GMT -5
My bf and I were amazed at the way the baby put his paws on the food and used his teeth to pull and rip. Mine aren't at that stage yet, or maybe I haven't exactly let them be, but I usually chop wings and bones up so there's no fighting. I need at least 6 pieces of bone at any given time to break up the hissing! They gnaw on it, meet and bone, until it's gone. And chewing on bone...ohhh my! I hear it loud and clear all the way in my room.
I'm hoping they get to the natural instinct part where they have to start doing most of the work to get the meat off the bone...so I can stop hacking up cornish hens and eventually just toss one in there.
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 10, 2009 22:09:17 GMT -5
Let them hiss and argue! It won't hurt them at all. If you have 4 ferrets, toss in two large pieces. They'll learn they have to share  |
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Post by Heather on Dec 11, 2009 0:46:21 GMT -5
Oh, yes petty bickering is part of the game  . My guys love playing steal the meat, actually it's usually mice but I've watched them scream, steal, play tug of war and then take that piece of meat and stash it (because they're really not that hungry to begin with) It's all part of the game. ciao |
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Post by vkoslin on Dec 11, 2009 11:57:16 GMT -5
Do you guys think that I could put in a torn cornish hen and they'd actually eat it all?
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 12, 2009 11:51:22 GMT -5
Only one way to find out! If they haven't eaten it by their next feeding, you can always take it back out and chop it a bit. |
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Post by spiritualtramp on Dec 23, 2009 13:41:56 GMT -5
I find that letting them fight a bit over who gets to eat first helps to reinforce hierarchy dynamics too. It seems trivial but even people thrive on knowing where they exist in society - our ferrets are no different!
I tend to put in more than I know they will eat, let everyone fight over it, and after I've seen everyone eat their fill (in stages, Morgan, Diesel and Pilot will eat first, then Ranger, then Tank,) then I remove the extras.
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Post by vkoslin on Dec 24, 2009 23:22:42 GMT -5
I did try just a huge chunk of chicken thigh, quartered. If it was cut up, it'd be the size of a meal for all of them. ANyways I threw it in there and they kind of left it... I mean, the big ones ate it and nibbled at it, but the smaller ones didn't do much with something that big.
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 24, 2009 23:37:19 GMT -5
Did you try slashing the heck out of it? So there were many pieces hanging off of it?
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Post by vkoslin on Dec 25, 2009 11:48:44 GMT -5
Well i have, when I do that, there's obvious improvement, i was just trying to see if they were hungry enough, if they would actually just devour it whole! alas....not yet!
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Post by spiritualtramp on Dec 25, 2009 20:25:08 GMT -5
It takes some encouragement - after all I'd be pretty intimidated by a meal as large as I am, as well :shock: Unless it was an Erinn-sized bowl of ice cream. I think I could dive into that pretty unperturbed |
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Post by vkoslin on Dec 27, 2009 17:20:00 GMT -5
LOL!
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