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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 14:35:22 GMT -5
Looking for more info on live pray. I'm for sure going to to a raw diet and will be applying for a mentor soon but idk if whole or Franken diet will be best.
With live pray could you just feed a pinky mouse? With out having to guy them. Just chop them up and feed?
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Post by racheld on Sept 16, 2014 14:40:45 GMT -5
Pinky mice aren't nutritionally complete because they're so young--they're good for a treat but for a whole prey diet to be balanced you need to be feeding breeding age animals.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 14:45:45 GMT -5
@siker do you mean live prey as it the animals are alive and running about or whole prey as in the whole animal but they are already dead?
For whole prey you just give them the whole animal, but sometimes they can be fussy and you may have to cut them up at first.
Fully mature animals are better to feed as racheld said babies aren't nutritionally complete.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 14:47:01 GMT -5
No I was meanin whole prey vrs franken... lol not live
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Post by crazylady on Sept 16, 2014 14:55:16 GMT -5
Hi a mouse or a couple of mice wont make a meal for a growing ferret I am afraid just to give you an idea I have a litter of five kits who are 16 weeks old at the moment and they can eat a 3 pound rabbit in a matter of four hours all that is left is the bones and fur jacket ! take care bye for now
Bev
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 15:25:00 GMT -5
I use a mixture of whole prey and frankenprey, as whole prey is quite expensive in the UK. But whole prey is much easier. As crazylady said 1 or 2 mice is likely not enough for a ferret, mine tend to eat about 3 large mice per meal, but each ferret has its own appetite and it tends to change with age and seasons. I hope this helps! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 15:26:19 GMT -5
I only ask because Im thinking of what I would like to do, and if I decided to do whole, I would look into breeding my own feeders...
(im at work, sorry for delayed responses)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 15:29:30 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 16:07:55 GMT -5
IM not sure what I plan to do yet. I will be looking into it more very soon
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