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Post by rattum on May 25, 2010 11:09:51 GMT -5
My new ferret comes home Thursday! I'm doing a mixture of kibble and raw for my fiance's sake, lol. We're doing Innova EVO cat and either 8-in-1 Ultimate or Totally Ferret. But I need to make soupies and get him used to raw. I think we'll let him have kibble in his dish, and give him a small raw meal in the morning and evening. I raw feed my dog, and at the moment have chicken thighs, pork in various cuts, ground beef, beef in various cuts, a small amount of venison, beef and chicken liver, gizzards, and some turkey. I can easily access beef, pork, chicken. I'm hoping to hook my hands into a few whole rabbits here soon. And may be making a rodentpro order, as well for mice, rats, and chicks for my dog. What can I put into soupies? I bought some canned cat food, as well. I was going to go chicken, a bit of pork, whole egg with shell, cat food, and kibble. I was gonna toss in some liver as well. And I need to go buy more beef heart. Is this a good soupie? He's a little guy, what kind of foods can I give him with bone in?
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Post by Heather on May 25, 2010 13:22:54 GMT -5
This is the recipe that I use, you're welcome to give it a try if you like. It's really simple and doesn't require a lot of work . You will need a blender/food processor, and the following raw items: 8 oz raw chicken thigh meat (including skin and fat) 1 tsp of crushed eggshell powder (take a raw eggshell. Rinse it out. Let it dry. Crush to powder) 1 raw chicken heart 1/2 raw chicken liver Water (use more to make it soupier, less to make it thicker) Blend ingredients together. Some prefer it at room temp. Try putting a dollop of "soup" onto your ferret's nose and they probably will lick it off. I use my finger. Sometimes this takes a little bit trying to convince them that you're not trying to poison them I find within a very short time they're licking this off my finger. When I see that they're willing to eat freely off my finger then I use a small spoon to try and get them to eat from that. Try to get them eating the soupy on their own. Most ferrets will willingly eat the food once they actually TASTE it, so the only struggle you *should* encounter is them not wanting to taste it. With your little one being not much more than a baby you shouldn't find it difficult to convince him to eat his food once he's started tasting it. Each time you make your soupy, use a little less water to make it thicker/chunkier. Replace soup with fresh soup every 4-6 hours. You can make a large batch if you like and freeze into ice cubes or cupcake trays. Then you just thaw a portion and serve. OR you can put a frozen "cube" into their bowl and let it slowly thaw. I use this method to switch all my furbabies and I've personally switched approximately 30 ferrets of my own in the last few years. Anyway, if you have any questions or qualms, I will check in with you tomorrow and hopefully will answer your questions then. IF you like you can also prowl through the various mentoring threads where you can read over the various methods that have been used, think about what you would like to try For boned meats, most people start out with chicken wings, I use chicken necks, quail, baby rabbits, mice and rats. You can also use ribblets, ribs.....just about anything with smaller bones. The limit is your imagination Lady B eating quail Baby ferrets are restricted only by "your" imagination ciao
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Post by rattum on May 25, 2010 13:31:47 GMT -5
Thank you! I will try that. I don't get him til Thurs, I'll let you know how he likes it then!
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