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Post by lnsybean44 on Jun 28, 2010 22:46:14 GMT -5
So I can honestly say this is a first. I found a piece of meat from two days ago that they had stashed in the cage and I had missed the might before and it had... maggots. I almost cried. I was so disgusted and d**n they grow fast. Needless to say, the boys will be on freeze dried until further notice. I need some time lol. Has this happened to anyone else? I feel like such a terrible ferrent Gosh darn flies.
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Post by 1 on Jun 28, 2010 23:22:09 GMT -5
I'll put it this way, I wish it happened to me, but I did get a fly infestation from death and decay in the basement, flys are easy to get rid of. First time it happened to you? Ferrets stash meat, meat goes bad, ferrets are ushluy to stupid to not eat rotten meat, a good ferrent cleans it away before the ferret eats it. Only feel bad if - the last part. - = minus.
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Post by Kerit on Jun 29, 2010 8:22:52 GMT -5
Ugh, twice that I can remember. We don't have central air, so when it's hot out, our windows and sliding doors are always open. And we live in a wooded area on a lake, so we're always fighting to keep the bugs outdoors where they belong. It only takes one fly and a chunk of something that somebody's hidden on a hot day to do it. Both times I had a fit and treated the whole FN like a hazmat area, which might have been an overreaction, but what an unpleasant find...
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Post by Heather on Jun 29, 2010 11:47:54 GMT -5
Poor wee thing....growing up in raw can be disgusting It happens, you're not any less a good ferrant. Really They're just learning to stash better. Mice The ultimate in disgusting. I will say no more. At least you found yours in the cage Don't punish the wee ones for hoping for a bit of "fert-brewed jerky"...they didn't know that the bugs would get there first. On a bit of biology (all you vegans can sit there and laugh at us omnivores) Most meat as it degrades, unless kept in an airtight dry container, will get buggy. As you can probably point out to the newbies, not all meat smells bad as it deteriorates. Don't let it through you off raw. It's gross but it's nature. ciao
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Post by Kerit on Jun 29, 2010 12:47:22 GMT -5
=As you can probably point out to the newbies, not all meat smells bad as it deteriorates. No, but I'll tell you what does... beef neck. If I don't make certain to pull what's left of that big hunk back out after about 36 hours... well. From my experience, anything with bone takes on a certain pungency, you could say. Gizzards, now... those jerkify right up real nice!
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Post by lnsybean44 on Jun 29, 2010 15:39:57 GMT -5
Usually "home made jerky" doesnt bother me to clean and the only time I have an odor issue is when they decide to stash it in the litter box.. I have just never found bugs before and holy cow that was gross. Freeze dried for a while might actually be a good thing since they are getting bored with the raw. I tried mixing it up with one day of freeze dried a week to renew their interest in raw for the next meal but they are still being picky. This will hopefully give me time to get over that squirmy sight and give the boys a little more appreciation for their raw. They do love their freeze dried and it will give me time to stock my freezer with some extra fun meats like rabbit and venison and kidney.
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Post by 1 on Jun 29, 2010 17:06:33 GMT -5
Poor wee thing....growing up in raw can be disgusting It happens, you're not any less a good ferrant. Really They're just learning to stash better. Mice The ultimate in disgusting. I will say no more. At least you found yours in the cage Don't punish the wee ones for hoping for a bit of "fert-brewed jerky"...they didn't know that the bugs would get there first. On a bit of biology (all you vegans can sit there and laugh at us omnivores) Most meat as it degrades, unless kept in an airtight dry container, will get buggy. As you can probably point out to the newbies, not all meat smells bad as it deteriorates. Don't let it through you off raw. It's gross but it's nature. ciao Wisdom I might have forgotten, for a human thats a bonus, maggots are edible, what about ferrets, food for them too?
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Post by Chelsea on Jun 29, 2010 18:19:42 GMT -5
Hey, its free meat . Maggots ARE edible, you know Some PEOPLE actually eat them. My boys have an eating den, that I made out of a small rubbermaid container. Its big enough for the both to be in there, but its a bit snug. I wanted a bigger one but the next size up would have taken up half the floor space. I cut a SMALL hole near the bottom of the container on the side, JUST big enough for them to squeeze thru. It does help quite a bit with bugs, I havent had an issue with flys in there YET. BUT... it happens. It comes with feeding raw, you cant escape it. With dogs its a different story, cause a dog is not going to just leave their meat somewhere to save it for later. They dont hide their food like ferrets do, so bugs usually arent a problem. I feed my boys only once a day. But, they put their food in their eating den and munch on it thoughout the day. Sometimes they may not even eat it all, so I try to give them only what I know they will eat to make sure nothing has the chance to go bad or attract bugs... Although, sometimes its just not possible. Ferrets will be ferrets
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Post by sherrylynne on Jun 29, 2010 20:52:48 GMT -5
I talked to another ferrant on a different forum. Her set up is outside. Sometimes meat gets missed, becomes infested, and her ferrets adore the results
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Post by mustelidmusk on Jun 29, 2010 21:58:11 GMT -5
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Post by rarnold18 on Jun 29, 2010 22:11:34 GMT -5
I have found the white squirmies...they give me the heebie geebies! Makes my skin crawl. It's always worse in the summer because it's warmer...I try to stay a bit more diligent with cage and litter box cleaning...I have however found a chicken back under the couch...it was kinda jerkied so it didn't smell... I couldn't figure out why the dogs kept trying to get under there....
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Post by Heather on Jun 29, 2010 22:14:32 GMT -5
Lets face it guys....our little guys are hunters but they're also scavengers. When a hunter misses in the hunt, they have to resort on some not so fresh meat. Our little ones, need to eat small, frequent meals. The super short digestive track is what it's all about. Not to be too gross, maggots are great meat tenderizers...consider it pre-digested food ciao
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Post by 1 on Jun 30, 2010 10:26:52 GMT -5
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Post by 1 on Jun 30, 2010 10:28:09 GMT -5
Uuuhhhhhhhh, to much laughing?
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Post by Heather on Jun 30, 2010 13:08:05 GMT -5
Take it easy Aaron, keep things on topic. ciao
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