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Post by darlene on Jul 7, 2013 23:58:06 GMT -5
I created freeze dried shake and no bake when fresh liver was causing Wilma problems. Basically I just ground up freeze dried liver treats from the pet store and then coated their meat chunks in it like shake and bake. is there a formula to figure out how much freeze dried to use to replace fresh liver? |
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Post by bitbyter on Jul 8, 2013 8:20:12 GMT -5
not that I know of. I just gave the meat a good coating.
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Post by Sherry on Jul 8, 2013 9:12:36 GMT -5
Best way to know is to watch their stools. If they start getting to black, then cut back.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2013 15:36:02 GMT -5
This may be a silly question, but just to clarify- when you say the ferrets need a bare minimum of three proteins, do you mean bone, muscle, and organ? Or do you mean three different types of animal?
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Post by Sherry on Jul 25, 2013 22:01:33 GMT -5
3 different animal sources  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2013 17:30:53 GMT -5
Are there any meats that I should stay away from ? I found a raw supplier and purchased enough for about a month I think. How many oz of meat should they eat a day/ each meal .
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Post by Sherry on Aug 7, 2013 22:21:11 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2013 22:31:27 GMT -5
Ok. Cause I picked them up
Kangaroo -includes bone and organ
Vension -includes bones/organ
Buffalo- includes bones /organs
Chicken
Turkey
Liver-chicken
Salmon- boneless Fillet
All organic meat no nasty stuff
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Post by Sherry on Aug 7, 2013 22:58:28 GMT -5
Looks good.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 1:24:30 GMT -5
I was curious if anyone tried frog legs. I can get these and was curious about your experiences.
Also, how about salmon eggs or white male part of salmon? I could freeze some and add to food.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 6, 2013 2:39:50 GMT -5
Given that amphibians are a natural part of a pole cat's diet I don't see why not. Not sure about the roe as it tends to be very salty by nature
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 14:49:46 GMT -5
I was curious if anyone tried frog legs. I can get these and was curious about your experiences. I just found frog legs at our local grocery store and gave them a shot. Thought my fuzzes might be hesitant because it's so different but all four loved them. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2013 0:43:14 GMT -5
I was curious if anyone tried frog legs. I can get these and was curious about your experiences. I just found frog legs at our local grocery store and gave them a shot. Thought my fuzzes might be hesitant because it's so different but all four loved them. Thanks for sharing your experience. I will definitely try :-) |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2013 3:29:35 GMT -5
For new raw feeders, here's a basic rundown of what we mean by meat/bone/organ. Meat- muscle meats, or chunks. Turkey, chicken, beef, pork, lamb, goat. Any meat containing no bone. Includes heart and gizzard. Bone in- meat with consumable bones. Any non weight bearing bones chicken sized or smaller. Exceptions are neck and tail bones. Some ferrets CAN eat the weight bearing bones from things like rabbit and chicken, but most won't bother with them. It will sometimes work better if you smash the thigh/leg bones from chickens. Good examples are: chicken necks/wings/spines, turkey wing tips/ribs/necks, duck wing tips/ribs/necks, pork rib ends/riblets, some will eat pork neck, ox tail, most adult whole prey(rabbit/mice/rats/quail/gerbil/hamster/guinea pig). Organ- liver, spleen, brain, lung, thymus, pancreas, kidney, etc. Any part of the body that secretes. Average weekly menu would be: 8-9 meals consumable bone 3-4 meals muscle meats(at least one of which NEEDS to be heart) 1 meal of aprox 2oz liver and 2oz other organ. A bare minimum of 3 proteins are needed to cover your ferret's basic nutritional needs. This can change depending on YOUR ferret. Some do better with a bit less bone, some need a bit more. You'll be able to determine what your ferret needs as time passes and you become accustomed to raw feeding. Gizzard isn't an organ? |
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Post by Sherry on Oct 2, 2013 9:30:30 GMT -5
No, it isn't actually It doesn't secrete like other organs do, and for the purposes of a raw diet it's considered a muscle meat, just like heart  |
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