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Post by bitbyter on Sept 13, 2012 18:58:28 GMT -5
Do ferrets use their claws / nails to hold their food or rip if open while they are eating? In all the videos and pictures I've seen of ferrets eating raw they don't seem to do this.
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Post by Heather on Sept 13, 2012 20:28:23 GMT -5
I've only seen it happen with larger prey, never with frankenprey
ciao
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Post by Jaclynn on Sept 13, 2012 21:07:48 GMT -5
Mine don't but I cut all their food up for them so probably why.
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Post by sunnyberra on Sept 13, 2012 21:16:58 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever seen my guys do it with frankenprey, but yeah. With whole they definitely have  |
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Post by bitbyter on Sept 13, 2012 21:54:35 GMT -5
I was just curious. I thought this was normal behavior for most carnivores and in most videos I've seen with them eating frankenprey they just seem to chew and pull or try to cut it with their back scissor like teeth. I would watch and think "why aren't they using their claws to hold it for more leverage"? I just thought it was odd that I'd never seen them do it.
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Post by goingpostal on Sept 14, 2012 17:48:11 GMT -5
Mine don't but any large items are hooked to the cage. I've wondered about it myself because my dogs will use their dews on large items and my cat sometimes holds her food down.
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Post by 1badmonkey on Sept 15, 2012 1:51:21 GMT -5
Loki only does this behavior with his duck strips, I assumed it was because they were flat and hard to get a grip on.
Either way, I think its cute as dickens.
~Kelli
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Post by weloveourweasels on Sept 15, 2012 2:42:00 GMT -5
I think they don't like to use paws with raw because most ferrets seems to go eww gross when their paws get wet or yucky.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 15, 2012 9:41:43 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever seen ours do this. And Jessica- you may have a point ;D
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Post by Jaclynn on Sept 15, 2012 11:27:45 GMT -5
That Is so very true! Makes perfect sense
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Post by justahannah on Sept 16, 2012 1:18:48 GMT -5
I don't see Tadakichi do this, but Akiko does on all but the smallest meat chunks. She also has a broken canine and one of her back teeth was removed during a cleaning, so she probably really needs that extra leverage. I have to clean meat gunk out of her claws on a regular basis too.
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Post by Thérèse on Sept 16, 2012 6:27:16 GMT -5
I assumed it was because cats and dogs lay down more to eat but a ferret stands more
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