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Post by bluedragonshai on Mar 28, 2020 10:51:35 GMT -5
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Post by caitmonster on Mar 28, 2020 14:07:10 GMT -5
Salmon oil is fantastic (other fish oil is fine, just make sure it's pure fish oil w/o preservatives). Just limit it to about a teaspoon over the course of a week to prevent diarrhea. Some ferrets do eat fish, but to limit mercury exposure and prevent an overly "fishy" body odor, the recommendation is to only feed about a meal's worth per week.
Eggs of all kinds are good treats. Bit of freeze-dried raw are good too.
I will confess that I give Rocky a teeny tiny lick of cream or plain butter every once in a while. 
I'd be hesitant to feed the ones you linked since I can't find the ingredients, and presumably the other 5%, even if they're not cereals, are binders or veggie-based matter of some sort. Maybe someone else can weigh in.
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Post by bluedragonshai on Mar 28, 2020 15:24:32 GMT -5
Salmon oil is fantastic (other fish oil is fine, just make sure it's pure fish oil w/o preservatives). Just limit it to about a teaspoon over the course of a week to prevent diarrhea. Some ferrets do eat fish, but to limit mercury exposure and prevent an overly "fishy" body odor, the recommendation is to only feed about a meal's worth per week.
Eggs of all kinds are good treats. Bit of freeze-dried raw are good too.
I will confess that I give Rocky a teeny tiny lick of cream or plain butter every once in a while.
I'd be hesitant to feed the ones you linked since I can't find the ingredients, and presumably the other 5%, even if they're not cereals, are binders or veggie-based matter of some sort. Maybe someone else can weigh in.
oooh in that case I may add some fish to his next order as a treat, I would feed egg but I found it goes out the same way it went in. |
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Post by caitmonster on Mar 28, 2020 18:24:45 GMT -5
Yes egg poos are one of the particularly unpleasant ones.  Eggs are important during shedding season, though, since they help move out any potential hairballs. |
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Post by Corvidophile on Mar 28, 2020 18:39:50 GMT -5
You can add some ground egg shell powder or bone meal to the egg to help bind it up into a more solid poop if you like! I found that over time my ferret’s egg poops firmed up and are now soft and bright yellow, but still turds as opposed to diarrhea. I think they need time for their bodies to adjust to such a huge influx of liquid in one meal.
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Post by cockneyferret on Mar 31, 2020 16:24:34 GMT -5
Our two have the occasional dried spratts which they love, but I do limit those to a rare treat. Their main treat are dried chicken pieces that you can buy in the uk at Pets at home and sainsbury in a small cardboard tube.
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