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Post by ferretpalooza on Jul 22, 2008 22:52:51 GMT -5
Woo Hoo!!! I recognize a lot of people here. Im Sandy and mom to a wild bunch of 7 ferrets...Mad Max, Miss Sully, Buster Brown, Boudreaux Pierre, Killa Man, Seed of Chuckie and Bubba Boy. 6 of the 7 have had parasites and ECE so we have a lot of fragile tummies. I would love to get my babies eating raw. All the foods on the market have so much crap in them. Im using the best I can right now. I did get a live mouse from the pet store and Boudreaux took him out and ate the head immediately, however, my vet doesnt like the idea of pet store mice because she is afraid they may carry parasites and mine have been through too much of all that. They have been healthy since Nov but we still have a lot of strange poos off and on. Anyhoo, glad to be here and Im psyched for a great change for the ferrets!!!!!!!
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Post by smokeyanbandit on Jul 22, 2008 22:57:03 GMT -5
nice to meet you!! Everyone here is awesome!! abn give wonderful advise!! Glad you came!!!  you must get pictures!!!  |
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Post by Heather on Jul 22, 2008 23:07:01 GMT -5
Hi and Welcome I have a Mad Max too  Our ferrets can handle a lot of more stuff than we give them credit for. Bonus, to your boy for the munchings and crunchings. You will find a lot of helpful people here. So ask questions..go fill out the form in the newbies section and we can start to help you get those little furbabies on the road to raw foods that will help those touchy little tummies. There are many ways to switch, though your one boy has already told you the way he wants to go  Hope to see you around. We'll be looking for you ;D   ciao |
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Post by josiesmom on Jul 23, 2008 7:26:54 GMT -5
Hi Ferretpalooza! Welcome to the forum! Sorry to hear your guys are aggravated by ECE. I've not had any experience with that *knocks on wood* but have experience feeding while prey.
I''d venture a guess that the whole prey diet and raw natural meats being easier to digest and more appropriate for your ferret may in fact alleviate many of their tummy troubles!
I've fed whole prey for a couple years now and have not had any instances of parasitic transfers from the mice to the ferrets. You can always freeze the mice before feeding(but thaw to eat) and this will eliminate many parasite concerns and still allow your ferrets wholesome nutrition!
Glad to have you here!
Cheers,
Kim
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Post by buzzonesbirdie on Jul 23, 2008 10:26:08 GMT -5
hello and . Sorry to hear that your guys are having tummy problems. We are a nice bunch of ppl here and fell free to jump right in. BTW where are the |
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Post by ferretpalooza on Jul 23, 2008 16:57:45 GMT -5
Bubba boy (he is about 3 times as big now)  Buster Brown  Killa man  Seed of Chuckie  Boudreaux Pierre  Miss Sully (you can see the bite mark out of her ear on the left...thats how Seed of Chuckie got his name, so we know he can eat raw..LOL)  Mad Max  |
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Post by suds on Jul 23, 2008 18:47:27 GMT -5
Hi Ferretpalooza! Welcome to the forum! great pics you have there !! All I can ever get are blurred pics lol. Great one of MadMax the green backround realy shows off his color's . I am always amaized on all the differnt colors ferrets have .Untill I started researching about them I always thought they where dark , chocolat colors .
there is a great bunch here hope you enjoy it !
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Post by Forum Administrator on Jul 24, 2008 2:43:48 GMT -5
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Post by Heather on Jul 25, 2008 9:55:12 GMT -5
I love the pics of your furbabies. Your Mad Max looks like my Aremis. Aremis did have a blaze at one time...it seems to have faded away (doesn't matter, his deafness hasn't) They are beautiful furbabies.
ciao
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Post by ferretpalooza on Jul 25, 2008 21:55:38 GMT -5
I thought our Max's look a lot alike with the "football paint" under their eyes. The pointed nose and everything. I was cracking.
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Post by Heather on Jul 26, 2008 22:39:57 GMT -5
Is your Max a real brat and way too smart for his own good ?? My Max is one of my senior citizens and not only figures things out (like opening drawers, cupboards, closets, climbing up in closets) he believes that it's his responsibility to teach the younger ones how to do these things too. He was also my major max biter. I don't know anything about his past, except he was dumped off along with 3 other poor little souls and he's been living with me for over 4 yrs. ciao |
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Post by nwheather on Jul 27, 2008 13:14:39 GMT -5
Welcome! Your babies are adorable! I was gonna say you need to watch out for Meli, but it looks like Guili is contemplating ferret-theiving...lol
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Post by ferretpalooza on Jul 27, 2008 23:20:02 GMT -5
Is your Max a real brat and way too smart for his own good ?? My Max is one of my senior citizens and not only figures things out (like opening drawers, cupboards, closets, climbing up in closets) he believes that it's his responsibility to teach the younger ones how to do these things too. He was also my major max biter. I don't know anything about his past, except he was dumped off along with 3 other poor little souls and he's been living with me for over 4 yrs. ciao Actually Max is my sweet ole man. He was a rescue from someone moving into a FEMA trailer that couldnt take him. He has always been a sweetie and was our second ferret so he is Miss Sully's love.....LOL OK, so now I need a dead bolt on the front door, eh??? |
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Post by Heather on Jul 28, 2008 9:26:23 GMT -5
At least two or three ciao |
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Post by whipple on Jul 28, 2008 15:09:04 GMT -5
Beautiful ferts! I absolutely love Seed of Chuckie. I love the dark well defined masks. And Bubba Boy is such a cutie patottie!
I have had so much help here with switching my two, you will too.
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