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Post by sherrylynne on Nov 17, 2009 10:05:00 GMT -5
Oh yes, very normal. Mine regularly fight and argue about the choicest bits It's also one way they can display alpha status. The alpha eats first and best. Tugging also helps to develop their jaw and neck muscles. I've watched Sinnead and Lucrezia on either end of a piece of meat, playing tug of war, and the noises they come out with are hilarious! The only thing they won't do much of with the meat in their mouths is scream, because then they might lose their grip, and the other one will win! Like with most things ferret, let them be, they'll sort it out just fine
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Post by Jakk on Nov 17, 2009 13:27:54 GMT -5
Okay good, I just wanted to make sure.
We finally figured out how to get Cooper to come to us....put out a bowl a beef! He comes out of hiding and even sleep the moment the scent wafts through the air. He is getting his own plate for now since he lays on his food while he eats, which leads to Polly not eating. So Polly gets half on her own plate and half hand fed since we want to be sure she is eating since she is older and not feeling well still. All in all they ate a whole cup of beef and the remnants of the thigh from last night.
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Post by sherrylynne on Nov 18, 2009 0:09:31 GMT -5
What a little monkey! Didn't take him long to figure out how to horde all the meat without even having to leave the plate to stash
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Post by Jakk on Nov 18, 2009 22:32:52 GMT -5
today was a chicken thigh day. I have them prepped with slashes and bones crushed so I have have to defrost them than just throw it in their dish and they go at it.
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Post by sherrylynne on Nov 18, 2009 22:46:55 GMT -5
That's a really good way to do it. Saves a lot of last minute time. Let me know how they do with it!
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Post by Jakk on Nov 19, 2009 21:52:38 GMT -5
tonight was another chicken day. They played tug-o-war with it and for some reason Polly felt it necessary to eat her parts in her hammock....not sure why as it seemed rather difficult for her. I tried to move her but she would just go back so I gave up and let her eat in her hammock in peace.
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Post by sherrylynne on Nov 19, 2009 23:35:51 GMT -5
Breakfast in bed, anyone ? So how much hissing, etc., are you getting with tug?
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Post by Jakk on Nov 19, 2009 23:50:45 GMT -5
not to much, none from Polly she is a silent girl and Cooper just hisses a bit but in general is rather outspoken when eating. They only tube when it is whole, once they get some good chunks they go their separate ways.
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Post by sherrylynne on Nov 20, 2009 0:04:05 GMT -5
They'll get there, when you've found the meat they'd both kill for . And of course that piece of meat that Polly has MUST be better than Cooper's, or vice versa
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Post by Jakk on Nov 21, 2009 13:52:30 GMT -5
Beef day last night and today. They are eating chucks about 2 inches x 2 inches and about 1/2 inch thick. They get super exited over beef, Cooper will do cute things like stand on his back legs and beg like a dog and Polly has dive bombed out of the cage, onto my shoulder to get to the dish. Every feeding time is a new adventure.
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Post by sherrylynne on Nov 22, 2009 1:05:09 GMT -5
I'm guessing we can safely say they like their beef You know- that's what I really like about raw feeding as compared to kibble. How excited they get with their food! They really do enjoy eating, rather than simply grazing something that merely keeps them alive!
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Post by Jakk on Nov 22, 2009 22:09:50 GMT -5
two chicken thighs today. Nothing too extraordinary happened. Not sure how much of the bone was eaten but I couldn't find and haven't been finding anything but little fragments.
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Post by sherrylynne on Nov 23, 2009 16:06:30 GMT -5
Woohoo!!!! Congratulations That means they're eating it up. That's wonderful. So- how many kinds of meat are they eating now?
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Post by Jakk on Nov 23, 2009 22:52:26 GMT -5
right now they are good on chicken, veal, and beef....as well as all poultry gizzards.
this will be an interesting week since thanksgiving is coming up and my parents are coming into town so there will be lots of good meaty bits for the furry ones. I am also starting culinary school next fall (i hope) so I may be able to score a good deal on meats the school can't use.
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Post by sherrylynne on Nov 24, 2009 11:11:08 GMT -5
That's good! It'll be interesting to see how they do with turkey. The goal is at minimum three different protein sources, and a variety of ages(when possible) in that grouping. How is following the menu plan going?
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