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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2014 20:34:46 GMT -5
Hey guys.. so im on raw diet with my two fuzzies (im sure ya'll know that... with the amount im posting... lo)
But i did have interest in raising whole food for my girls... Im just wonering if you guys just feed the whole rat for example for the rest of their life.... or do you have mice, rats and other feeder animals? not really sure what else there is... I pages through a little bit, but then decide to focus on the whole raw thing for now, cause they are young, so it would be quicker to switch.. (which i was right.. only been a month it took me to switch.. give or take a few)
So what you guys think
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2014 20:37:18 GMT -5
OH and rabbits!!!! I feel i dont have the space for that.. but what about them? IM currently going through the forum but if there isnt too much on that, does anyone raise rabbits for feeders? And could you possibly eat them yourself? Ive been told rabbit is good eatin and wouldnt mind trying it...
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Post by racheld on Nov 25, 2014 20:52:43 GMT -5
No, they would still need to have at least three protein sources in rotation.
Some possibilities for feeders you could raise (depending on space of course) are mice, rats, chicken, quail, rabbits, or guinea pigs.
I don't raise rabbits but I do feed them to Remus. He loooooves his rabbit and yes, people can eat them too.
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Post by bitbyter on Nov 25, 2014 20:55:16 GMT -5
I'm currently raising mice and ASF's but their diet also includes locally sourced rabbit, pork and quail. I also still have quite a few guinea pigs in the freezer from rodentpro.com
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2014 21:03:17 GMT -5
Can you combine the whole and store? I could do like chickin from the store.. heart, liver breast, and then like whole Rat and Rabbit? I dont want any live birds to raise...
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Post by racheld on Nov 25, 2014 21:39:55 GMT -5
Yep! As long as the frankenprey part of the diet is still balanced. I plan on portioning out some frankenprey meals for when I'm gone on weekends.
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Post by bitbyter on Nov 25, 2014 22:27:53 GMT -5
Absolutely. You can combine any of the raw diet types (freeze dried raw, commercial frozen raw, frankenprey or whole prey). It just makes balancing things a little more difficult.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2014 15:22:43 GMT -5
hey guys. i kbow i posted this question on another board, but they person hasnt been on since. april.. How come you cant do a C02 chamber for rabbits? I know if i decide to raise rabbits, i want to save the fur and keep it in good shape as i can to tan and sell... (dont want to waste)
But i read on the other one saying you cant gas them! why is that? You can gas the mice and rats and they are still edible..
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