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Post by toirtis on Apr 16, 2011 14:31:20 GMT -5
Hello, my name is Christian, and although I have been ferret-free for the past 18 months (space and time constraints), I have kept ferrets since 1981, and have been feeding a raw, natural diet since 1982.
As a zoologist, the concept of a naturalistic diet for all my pets has simply made sense. I am a proponent of a diet as natural as possible...whole prey whenever possible, and biologically appropriate....ie, no beef, bison, etc for ferrets...only foods that they would or could naturally predate upon.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2011 14:41:39 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum!
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Post by Heather on Apr 16, 2011 14:51:01 GMT -5
Hi and welcome You may want to go check out some studies that Marie is posting right now on the natural diet of various polecats and ferrets throughout the world. There is even a study on the feral ferrets of New Zealand...there may be more on other feral colonies (that's as far as I've checked out so far  ) Please feel free to post, read questions and posts. Participate, another point of view is always interesting. Everyone's friendly. I hope that I will be seeing you around ciao |
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Post by Sherry on Apr 16, 2011 16:09:45 GMT -5
Hello and welcome  Yet another Calgarian! That makes 5 of us on this board  Please, feel free to browse, post, and join in on the conversations! Are you planning on getting more ferrets again at some point? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2011 23:04:00 GMT -5
Yay Calgarians! |
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Post by Sherry on Apr 17, 2011 0:13:01 GMT -5
What are the odds of 5 people from the same city winding up on the same board  ;D |
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Post by selantra on Apr 17, 2011 14:12:51 GMT -5
Seems like Canada is the true ferret nation!
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Post by kristinb on Apr 17, 2011 17:29:02 GMT -5
Welcome from a fellow Canadian Although, i'm more on the other side of the country |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 21:22:11 GMT -5
Hi and Welcome!!
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Post by whipple on Apr 17, 2011 22:25:03 GMT -5
Hello! Welcome to the board! Funny you mention the bison thing, I feed mine commerial bison patties if I have to borrow from my boyfriend, and they're not huge fans of it  |
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Post by toirtis on Apr 18, 2011 0:37:59 GMT -5
Hi and welcome You may want to go check out some studies that Marie is posting right now on the natural diet of various polecats and ferrets throughout the world. There is even a study on the feral ferrets of New Zealand. Thanks, I have done...as they were published, actually. They mirror what I have been suggesting as a ferret diet since the late '80s, based on my personal studies (based on field and lab findings from earlier, and a certain amount of extrapolation, based on native fauna) actually. |
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Post by toirtis on Apr 18, 2011 0:39:04 GMT -5
Hello and welcome Are you planning on getting more ferrets again at some point? I will do, although I am not certain just when, particularly as I wish to obtain only intact European stock when I do. |
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