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Post by FireAngel on Jun 27, 2015 22:48:17 GMT -5
That menu looks good. It is heavy on grinds so you may still need to brush their teeth every so often.
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Post by brightstar on Jun 27, 2015 22:59:32 GMT -5
That's great. I'm so glad I'm starting to figure this out a little bit.
Next time I order from hare-today, I'll try to replace some of the grinds with whole prey instead.
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Post by FireAngel on Jun 28, 2015 13:48:29 GMT -5
Friday pm: Rabbit Organs (website says it consists of 50% liver, 25% heart and 25% kidney may also contain some lung.) I just noticed this, the 50% liver is what we want and 25% kidney is good but I wish there was a way to replace that other 25% heart though with like brain or pancreas or something else because you do need another 25% of another organ but not the heart. The extra heart will. To hurt then in anyway. It it does not really benefit them either in this manner. I think if you can I would use up that mix and not buy that again. Just buy heart and organs separate from each other unless you can find a good organ mix that is half liver and 25% of two other organs with out the heart.
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Post by brightstar on Jun 28, 2015 14:33:54 GMT -5
I will definitely consider doing that. I thought the Sunday pm feed might be a bit off-balanced, but I couldn't think of any way of doing it differently(not with what I have.)
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Post by FireAngel on Jun 28, 2015 15:46:23 GMT -5
It's ok, like I said I think it's ok to work with what you have right now and when you order again just keep that in mind.
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Post by brightstar on Jun 28, 2015 23:44:34 GMT -5
Once I get my four all eating raw, it probably won't be too long before they've eaten all of what I have now, and I have to make another order. I liked hare-today for its selection, and they were certainly fast at shipping out and delivery costs were pretty good. But they are rather expensive for some things - particularly whole prey. So I might end up getting my raw food from two places - the only other places I know only sell mice, rats, quail and chicks. I wanted more of a selection than that.
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Post by FireAngel on Jun 29, 2015 13:08:06 GMT -5
I use rodent pro for my whole prey and hare today for the organs and duck and chicken necks.
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Post by brightstar on Jun 29, 2015 16:51:45 GMT -5
I use rodent pro for my whole prey and hare today for the organs and duck and chicken necks. I was looking back over reviews for RodentPro and noticed that back in 2012, some people weren't happy with the quality they were receiving. I know that was a while back, so I'm hoping things have changed since then. Do you have any such problems when you order from them?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 18:09:05 GMT -5
Thanks everyone - it does make things feel a bit easier knowing I don't have to use so much variety. A smaller menu would make it easier to remember what I'm feeding when! Can I feed all four ferrets one single rabbit/prey to share, or should I give them each their own rabbit/prey? In the beginning, we all get caught up in variety. We go shopping for them and buy a little of everything, that we can find. After a few trips and buying as many exotic proteins as I could, and throwing away alot, I learned to go basic. Think of it as buying for a small child. Stay basic and easy for a few weeks or months. Now, I follow a basic menu and when I shop, I will pick up something new to try. Once a week or every two weeks, we try something new. Most of the time, it's a familiar menu and they eat better that way. You want variety, each protein offers different nutrients. But just like buying food for ourselves, we all tend to like certain foods that are "comfort" foods and go "gourmet" occasionally. You may find that they eat a whole rabbit for breakfast. Give them half at first, for breakfast and if it's gone, you will know they can eat more. If they leave some rabbit, you have the other half and can serve it for dinner. You'll quickly learn how much they eat and what meal finds them the hungriest. Seasonally, it changes. They eat more in the winter and less in the spring.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 18:47:46 GMT -5
One small suggestion for your menu. Where you have boneless chicken cubes, consider using gizzards. Chicken or Duck (to give you a nice fatty gizzard, without pricey duck costs) will help build jaw strength and most importantly help clean teeth.
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Post by Desiree on Jun 29, 2015 19:54:12 GMT -5
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Post by brightstar on Jun 29, 2015 20:19:21 GMT -5
I definitely wish I'd kept things more basic. Getting my four to eat just raw chicken will be tricky enough. I'm working on transitioning them to freeze dried raw at the moment - I think they're eating it when I sprinkle it as a powder on top of their regular kibble, but I put some whole pieces in their playpen food dish and I caught Penny taking them out of the bowl and putting them aside.
Should I try to transition them to FDR first, or should I jump straight to feeding them fresh raw? I would like them to accept FDR (although fresh raw will be the main part of their diet.)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 21:19:13 GMT -5
I prefer Hare Today. Animals look healthier and cleaner---as i thought i saw fleas on guinea pig from rodent pro . Although it could have been something else. some people mentioned tumors in mice from rodent pro. I would want my ferrets eating a healthy animal.I guess I am a little picky
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2015 7:18:31 GMT -5
Wouldn't her 8 meals of totally ground up animals be considered perfect, a whole prey instead of organ heavy?
Not saying a grind is best way to feed always because of teeth, but a good way to introduce raw.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2015 7:25:57 GMT -5
Looking through my switching thread to make sure...... I found that u only need one other organ with ur liver. for her 8 prey meals, she will need a 1 meal of 50% heart and 50% organ (25% liver and 25% kidney or whatever organ)
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