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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 11:03:50 GMT -5
Stopped at the asian market while out and about think the girls will enjoy these also they are now getting quail in, sadly i already places my order online but the asian market doesnt get whole so :-)
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Post by FireAngel on Jul 2, 2017 15:01:23 GMT -5
Oh that is great! Yes I think they will love those eggs! Here is your next lesson, Lesson time! Today's lesson will be on organs! So we know that ferrets need 10% of their diet to be organs but do you know what organs are? Lets start with liver, liver should make up half of all organ consumption. It is high in vitamin A and C and in the mineral iron. When a ferret is feed liver as part of a meal their bowel movements are often a dark almost black color due to the iron content and on the looser side (looser BM's are true for any organ meat and also for plain muscle meat meals). Do not panic when you see a very dark and or looser stool after an organ meal but do keep on eye on the stools to be sure it goes back to normal. The other half should be the most varied combination of hormone secreting organs that you can get your hands on. The reason for this is simple, every organ has a different benefit to it based on the hormones it secretes. Examples of secreting organs are; spleen, kidney, brain, pancreas, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, testicles/ovaries/uterus, gallbladder and green tripe. Most ferrets will not eat the green tripe (unprocessed stomach, but if yours will wooohoooo! (dance) That is great!) Now that we know what an organ meal should consist of lets do some math (I know it is so exciting! ) Just as an easy example if a ferret eats 2oz meals and you are feeding the frankenprey diet model then in one week you need to feed 1+1/2 meals of organs. So 1/2 will be liver and the other 1/2 will be other organ, this means that you will feed 1oz of liver and 1oz other organ for one meal and for the other meal that is only half (we usually combine this with the 1/2 heart meal to make a whole meal) you would give 1/2oz liver and 1/2oz other (that wasn't so hard now was it?! ) You can read more here also, Organs That is the end of this lesson, please don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have about it! :thumbsup:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 15:27:25 GMT -5
07/02/17 Sunday
Spazz
1. Ferret's name: Spazz 2. Ferret's weight: 1 lbs. 13oz (no weight change this week) 3. Ferret has eaten "X" amount on average per meal. 1-2oz 4. Stools on various proteins. Poops remain average on consistency, only changing up with eggs and organs. 5. Activity levels: Normal, playful, active (still no changes in activity) 6. Weekly menu: This week
Monday AM: New Bone-in Cornish Hen Monday PM: Chicken Hearts
Tuesday AM: Bone-in Rabbit Tuesday PM: New Beef Chunks
Wednesday AM: Bone-in chicken wing Wednesday PM: Organs (1/2 chicken liver + 1/2 beef kidney)
Thursday AM: Bone-in Chicken neck Thursday PM: Pork Chunks
Friday AM: Semi New Bone-in Turkey wing Friday PM: Hearts 1/2 + Chicken liver 1/4 + Beef kidney 1/4
Saturday AM: Bone-in Rabbit Saturday PM: Bone-In Duck
Sunday AM: Semi New Turkey Chunks Sunday PM: Bone-in Chicken Wings
Mimi
1. Ferret's name: Mimi 2. Ferret's weight: 1lbs. 10oz (yay she gained another oz) 3. Ferret has eaten "X" amount on average per meal. 1-2oz 4. Stools on various proteins. Not seeing bubbles in her poops anymore but continuing meds till the date specified by vet. 5. Activity levels: Normal, playful, active (still no change) 6. Weekly menu: This week
Monday AM: New Bone-in Cornish Hen Monday PM: Chicken Hearts
Tuesday AM: Bone-in Rabbit Tuesday PM: New Beef Chunks
Wednesday AM: Bone-in chicken wing Wednesday PM: Organs (1/2 chicken liver + 1/2 beef kidney)
Thursday AM: Bone-in Chicken neck Thursday PM: Pork Chunks
Friday AM: Semi New Bone-in Turkey wing Friday PM: Hearts 1/2 + Chicken liver 1/4 + Beef kidney 1/4
Saturday AM: Bone-in Rabbit Saturday PM: Bone-In Duck
Sunday AM: Semi New Turkey Chunks Sunday PM: Bone-in Chicken Wings
Just a couple photos from when I was prepping the girls food earlier to show you average sizes the girls are currently getting.
Pork:
Rabbit:
Things purchase different this week: Cornish Hen, Beef, Quail (not in yet but ordered), Pinkies (not in yet but ordered), Adult mice(not in yet but ordered), Pork kidney(not in yet but ordered), Turkey wings (though I'm not entirely sure I like turkey bone-in kind of a pain, very dense bone)
Proteins girls currently get: (all bone-in is still currently being broken up, though less and less each week, only prepping a week at a time meals as to increase the change of what they are eating for right now) - Chicken- heart, wing, thigh, breast, liver, feet
- Rabbit- All but innards haven't ordered whole rabbit yet
- Cornish Hen- All but innards
- Pork- meat chunks
- Beef- meat chunks and kidney
- Turkey- wings, necks, meat chunks
- Duck- wings, thighs/leg
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 15:33:02 GMT -5
FireAngel In regards to feeding whole prey, I'm not entirely sure rabbit is a good idea...one I live in Florida and this time of year it gets super hot, seeing I only have two ferrets I don't want an entire rabbit to be wasted. Ideas on this please? I know mice/rats aren't a big as a whole rabbit and quail aren't huge either so its just something I've been thinking about.
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Post by FireAngel on Jul 3, 2017 11:07:07 GMT -5
You are doing so awesome with them, the variety is wonderful! This is what I do for rabbit, I actually butcher it all up and separate it out and feed it as part of their franken prey meals. This cuts way down on waste.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 11:18:54 GMT -5
Oh thats great to hear! I was worried about rabbit being wasted even though they do love it those two little brats couldn't eat an entire whole alone.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 11:25:46 GMT -5
So for rabbit ill continue getting the rabbit I get and butchering it up for franken prey
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 12:36:33 GMT -5
Today i gave the girls 4oz cornish hen for first time, it was a success :-)
So 4oz given, 4oz eaten
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 15:22:21 GMT -5
Here is the cage/free roam area adjustments to keep Mimi from eating Fritz kibble. I'm sad I cant have them 100% house free roam but I have a high energy hunting bred dog (Catahoula) and I'm afraid he might get over excited and harm one of my girls so I don't take the chance. From puppy he's always seen baby gates and the such as a barrier so he doesn't try to go past the fence, he wont try to jump in or anything.
Edit that the cage looks bare because it was washing day and I stripped it all down, gotta keep them in nice fresh beds.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 20:01:40 GMT -5
4oz beef for pm dinner, will check in morning whats left, mimi seemed disinterested but spazz was chewing, this was first beef dinner
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Post by FireAngel on Jul 5, 2017 17:08:15 GMT -5
Wow the roam area looks nice! Just keep an eye that the little ones do not try to climb out. How did they do with the beef?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2017 18:42:22 GMT -5
4oz beef served 1oz ate, so seems not a big hit but will try it again next week, haven't had any issues with climbing in the months we have had it like this, only difference is the clear panel dividers to seperate
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2017 17:15:39 GMT -5
AM the girls got chicken necks today, and im happy right now...out of 4oz given, they ate 4oz this is a first for the girls as they have more played with it or stashed it, checked all stash spots and found no chicken necks
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Post by FireAngel on Jul 6, 2017 20:08:53 GMT -5
Beef can be a tough sell for he ferrets but after they get used to it, they usually love it! Glad they do not climb it! Woohooo for the chicken necks!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2017 9:08:10 GMT -5
4oz pork for dinner last night less than an oz left this morning
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