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Post by desertram on Jul 1, 2008 10:55:38 GMT -5
last nite while i was making dinner the kids where playing in there playpen and i took a very small piece of 93% ground beef raw and gave it to the kids 5 of the 7 just smelled it and 2 of them went nuts over it omg they loved it now is that ok to give them once and awhile? then it was funny cause everytime i went out in the kitchen the 2 were jumping up looking for more what other meats raw can i give them like that? thanks
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Post by Forum Administrator on Jul 1, 2008 11:00:07 GMT -5
Its amazing how much they love meat isnt it? Can you imagine how psyched they would be if they got to eat food like that EVERY DAY? OMG they would go bonkers lol! Ground meat is okay to give as an occasional treat. A better option would be chunks of beef (these help to exercise the jaw and clean teeth, whereas ground beef doest). Grinding degrades certain nutrients, and it also exposes more surface area on the meat to bacteria. If you want, you can use this as the catalyst to get your babies started on a natural diet 2 out of 7 aint bad! I dont know if you want to go ALL natural, or just partially, but either way we can help you. If you want, feel free to start an "update thread" in this section: holisticferret.proboards80.com/index.cgi?board=newbieYou'll post your updates, questions, pics of your kids trying their new food, etc in this thread. We can even pair you up with a mentor to moniter your progress and help give you one-on-one assistance. Let me know if you are interested!
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Post by Forum Administrator on Jul 1, 2008 11:01:51 GMT -5
Oh some good meats to give:
Boneless:
Pork chunks (preferably organic and pasteured/grass fed) Beef chunks (preferably organic and pasteured/grass fed) Turkey chunks Lamb chunks Pretty much any non-processed raw meat
Raw Meaty Bones:
Raw chicken wings Raw chicken legs Raw chicken thighs Raw chicken wingettes (sections of chicken wing) Raw chicken necks Raw turkey necks Raw pork necks Raw rabbit legs
Theres way more then just that that you can give them, but use that list for now.
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Post by desertram on Jul 1, 2008 11:25:49 GMT -5
cool tyvm and yes would love to be pair up it would be a great help to me and it was funny to watch them with it cause (fang) thats our bitter we got she went nuts over it and badger just loved it to see the look in there eyes was just awesome and some of those we can get our selfs rabbit necks and turkey necks we are outdoor ppl so we are set. so feed these all raw right dont cook em? cool
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Post by Forum Administrator on Jul 1, 2008 11:32:07 GMT -5
Yup. All raw. BTW, sometimes this diet helps biters to chill out because it gives them a healthy outlet to vent their chewing and biting behavior (kind of like giving a cat a scratching post). If your ferret bites because of past trauma, then diet alone might not help, but with "therapy" and diet you can see a BIG difference.
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Post by desertram on Jul 1, 2008 11:41:32 GMT -5
she was given to us cause she was getting to big to sell and cause was starting to bite when he bought her to my store she latched on to my co-worker and wouldnt let go but she had been in a small carrier for 24 hours she nips my BF she whats to be loved u can see it in her eyes i use one leather glove lol she will follow u all over the place (playpen) she is a good one maybe this will help hope so lol
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Post by Forum Administrator on Jul 1, 2008 12:05:54 GMT -5
I think plenty of OOC (out of cage) time and this natural diet (along with some love and discipline) will transform your biter.
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Post by desertram on Jul 1, 2008 12:10:57 GMT -5
oh yea she gets all that well if we are at work nope they are in the cage lol they would get into everything they learned how to move the playpen all over and then badger reaches out and pulls everything in the cage lol napkins they had a ball with that one day but oh well there funny that way little monsters not they get anything they want
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Post by Heather on Jul 1, 2008 21:12:08 GMT -5
Just jumping in and to reinforce what Giuli has already said, I've found that the proper diet and lots of free roam time has cured more than a couple of my furbabies' bad biting habits. All my furbabies are rescues and some are from less than quality homes, many have been abused. That being said with the proper diet (being able to sink their teeth into more than human flesh) and plenty of roam and explore time has cured almost all but the hardest core biters. Even they have shown a marked improvent. Ciao
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