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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2013 21:39:37 GMT -5
Good day everyone, Some of you would have seen these photos before (via Facebook), however, here I will also demonstrate what raw fed ferrets can do. This is at request of Sherry & I hope it is in the right area. This is the head of a domestic pig The above pigs head, now a skull, after roughly 48hrs with 14 ferrets (4 males & 10 females) This is another pigs head, one from some months ago. This was 24hrs in with 18 ferrets, 8 males, 10 females. Below, a newer photo of my Horde on two more pigs heads.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2013 0:07:12 GMT -5
Very we'll fed ferrets. Nice treat
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Post by katt on Sept 22, 2013 3:04:45 GMT -5
Wow haha I bet they were a mess after that meal! Thanks for posting Phae.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 22, 2013 9:44:31 GMT -5
Thanks Phaedra! It helps for us to have a reminder sometimes of exactly WHAT they really are capable of.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 22, 2013 9:48:33 GMT -5
I've also stickied this. I'm going to use it in the two switching threads I have. It does help to have a visual reference sometimes of just how spoiled some of our fuzz here really are!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2013 15:30:52 GMT -5
WOW... They picked that bone clean.... Well... I am now not feeling so bad about making the chunks for the fuzz butts larger..... Thanks for the pics..... And your ferrets are HUGE and BEAUTIFUL.... compared to yours mine are small......
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2013 17:02:22 GMT -5
My guys are all from my own breeding or other raw feeder breeders. I have older converts from kibble life also
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Post by Sherry on Sept 22, 2013 19:08:03 GMT -5
I do find it handy having a visual of exactly what they CAN do. Thanks again Phae
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2013 2:27:04 GMT -5
No worries at all
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 0:31:53 GMT -5
When I give my two mice or small/medium rats, they crush the skulls (Cooper always goes for the head first) and there's not a trace left of them by morning.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 23:38:02 GMT -5
A pigs skull is much thicker than a mouse skull if my ferrets started eating the skull as well, i might be a bit alarmed.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2013 4:55:09 GMT -5
A pigs skull is much thicker than a mouse skull if my ferrets started eating the skull as well, i might be a bit alarmed. People are still surprised when I tell them they can eat chicken wings or frog legs, bone and all.
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Post by RedSky on Oct 15, 2013 11:04:28 GMT -5
Was the head left in for the full 48 hours? I thought you shouldn't leave it out for more than 12 hours (other places I have read less). I just want to try to get my fact straight.
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Post by Sherry on Oct 15, 2013 12:26:04 GMT -5
The larger the chunk, and the fresher, the longer it can be left. I leave whole chunks(drumsticks etc) for 24 hours. Whole prey I leave for 48. Keep in mind how a wild weasel eats. If they take down a rabbit and drag it back to the burrow, they will eat off that for close to a week
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Post by katt on Oct 15, 2013 13:01:28 GMT -5
The larger the chunk, and the fresher, the longer it can be left. I leave whole chunks(drumsticks etc) for 24 hours. Whole prey I leave for 48. Keep in mind how a wild weasel eats. If they take down a rabbit and drag it back to the burrow, they will eat off that for close to a week And don't forget - they urinate and defecate on it first to keep other animals from eating it!
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