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Post by Lynxie on Feb 7, 2010 11:27:44 GMT -5
I've been trying really hard to avoid it, either by mincing up little bits of Sayen's and Zoe's food into hers, or by pouring the meat juices into her food and using less water. Either way, her food is usually always a little different.
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Post by Lynxie on Feb 8, 2010 11:36:26 GMT -5
So not only did Citrus eat all of her food, but she ate it all by herself, with NO kibble, and there was BONE in it!
I picked up a mouse from my local pet store, had Zoe and Sayen dispatch it, and then took it into the kitchen to prepare. While I was letting it "marinate" in oil to make it more appetizing for them (sine they'll kill them but don't seem very interested in eating them), I cut a haunch off and snipped it into little tiny pieces, mixing it into her food. She nommed it right up like it wasn't even there, even crunching up the bony bits!
Next step is to get the ferretvite out. I'm almost out of it anyways, and she has been getting less and less of it anyways as it gets harder to get out of the bottle. So it shouldn't be too hard to wean her off of it.
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Post by Lynxie on Feb 8, 2010 19:09:47 GMT -5
Citrus did even better tonight! I took the mouse (figured the girls wouldn't touch it), cleaned it out, and minced half of it up really fine in her food (the other half went to the cat). She dived into it before I could even add all the water! It was cute. :3
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Post by sherrylynne on Feb 8, 2010 20:41:45 GMT -5
Sounds like you might be able to toss her a hopper right about now. Just cut open the belly so she knows it's the same thing she's been eating all along  |
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Post by spiritualtramp on Feb 8, 2010 20:47:40 GMT -5
Mice! That's wonderful!
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Post by Lynxie on Feb 9, 2010 9:46:33 GMT -5
Sounds like you might be able to toss her a hopper right about now. Just cut open the belly so she knows it's the same thing she's been eating all along I really want to give this a shot, but Citrus still currently balks at pieces that are bigger than kibble sized (hence why I had to mince it up). |
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Post by sherrylynne on Feb 9, 2010 9:57:07 GMT -5
Will one of the others eat it if she doesn't? Even if they don't- you can always chop it up after, if she refuses.
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Post by Lynxie on Feb 11, 2010 19:55:31 GMT -5
Citrus did really good today. This morning, I took a wing tip and cut it up real small in her food. She ate it like it wasnt' there.
Tonight was just chicken, but I cut the pieces a little bit larger, and though she didn't eat as much, she still ate some.
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Post by sherrylynne on Feb 11, 2010 22:29:31 GMT -5
That's really good! I'd try giving her a wing tip just cut in half, see how she does with it.
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Post by Lynxie on Feb 11, 2010 22:55:05 GMT -5
SHE'S DOING IT SHE'S DOING IT!!! I just passed by the cage and she is ripping into Zoe's and Sayen's food like a vicious little beast!!
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Post by Lynxie on Feb 13, 2010 15:36:04 GMT -5
I posted some pictures of everyone eating in the raw food thread. :3 Citrus looks so cute.
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Post by sherrylynne on Feb 15, 2010 11:16:24 GMT -5
Excellent! I'm so happy for you It's a wonderful feeling when our little carnivores FINALLY realize what they are! |
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