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Egg
Apr 28, 2013 0:45:56 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2013 0:45:56 GMT -5
So I have just a quick question about feeding raw egg to a ferret. I have heard two different things. One says to feed a ferret the yolk, something about the egg white makes them sick or something. I have also heard it is fine to give them the whole thing, well I mean egg white and egg yolk obviously not the shell. So what is it? Egg yolk only or egg white and egg yolk? Thanks for the help.
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Egg
Apr 28, 2013 2:17:34 GMT -5
Post by katt on Apr 28, 2013 2:17:34 GMT -5
You should feed the whole egg. Eaten whole eggs are a complete, balanced, and highly nutritious meal for just about any animal. Eggs have to support a growing baby, provide them with ALL of the nutrients they need to not only live, but to grow, and in perfect balance so that they grow healthily. Any deficiency in one nutrient or another could have serious consequences for the young chick inside. Also, eggs must be extraordinarily efficient at eliminating and recycling waste. An egg is about as complete of a meal as it gets. www.holisticferret60.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=questions&action=display&thread=3811Egg WHITES are high in avidin. Avidin binds biotin, and an excess of it can lead to potential biotin deficiencies. Biotin is an enzyme that is very important in metabolism, BG regulation, and many other processes in the body. Egg YOLKS are VERY high in biotin. This completely negates any possible negative of the Avidin in the whites - the two counter balance each other and you still end up high on the biotin because yolks have SO much of it. IF you choose to give only part of the egg, it should be the yolk as eating too much plain, raw egg white can cause a biotin deficiency. (Cooking the whites partially denatures the Avidin, decreasing it's ability to bind Biotin). However, eaten WHOLE, an egg is a highly nutritious, very balanced meal! *As a disclaimer, I swear I remember a reason eating only raw egg yolks was potentially bad for you too from my Biochemistry AND Physiology courses, but for the life of me I cannot remember it...
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Egg
Apr 28, 2013 2:28:41 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2013 2:28:41 GMT -5
Oh wow Katt thanks! That was a lot of info and I appreciate it. Thank you so much and tomorrow...today...whatever its past midnight but I am still wide awake so what ever, when Little Miss Zero gets her egg I will give her the entire thing. Once again thanks a ton.
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