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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2015 11:43:48 GMT -5
Yes...he is sooooo spoiled...he knows that he will get whatever he wants...and he is using me
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Post by Celene on Aug 8, 2015 11:03:47 GMT -5
Hi!
Just checking in. How is everything going?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 12:34:51 GMT -5
Hey, we are still on few pieces of meat in soup, but I don`t give up. I am putting him some coconut oil, and he loves it
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Post by Celene on Aug 11, 2015 17:56:39 GMT -5
How much chunks are you putting in the soup? Is he still spitting some out, or is he eating all of them now?
Once he is eating them, you want to slowly increase the amount and size of chunks and decrease the soup until the soup is just a topping you drizzle on the meat. You will want to make sure he is still getting the same ratio of meat, heart, liver and calcium, so one there is a significant amount of chunks, you can start adding chunks of heart, liver, and sprinkling in extra bonemeal (1/2 tsp per 8oz of meat).
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Post by Celene on Aug 17, 2015 17:53:59 GMT -5
@natalija, just a reminder that I need updates at least 2-3 times per week. I really want to get your boy fully switched, but in order to do that we need to be communicating more frequently
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 12:14:49 GMT -5
Hey I am so sorry...Is it ok to reply every 3 days?
I put in 25g soup for about 15-20 pieces.
If he doesn`t eat it I put more in next meal, I still hand fed him.
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Post by Celene on Aug 19, 2015 12:48:16 GMT -5
Every 3 days is fine.
How big are the 15-20 pieces? Is it, say, 75% soup and 25% meat, 50% soup and 50% meat, 25% soup and 75% meat?
Are they large enough that he's started to chew them, or just he just slurp them straight down?
Are the pieces just straight lamb meat, or are you adding in heart and liver as well? The reason I am asking is that because if there is more meat than soup, we need to make sure he is still eating a balanced diet.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 13:48:34 GMT -5
It is 75% soup and 25% meat for now, some pieces he chew, but some of them are not that big so he slurp them.
I am puting lamb meat, heart, liver, kidney and lungs, one day I put meat, next heart, and so I mix every day.
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Post by Celene on Aug 19, 2015 14:17:09 GMT -5
Sounds great! You and Freddy are doing so well Over the next week I want you to start increasing the amount of pieces of meat just a little bit each time. By this time next week, your goal should be 50% soup 50% meat. If he is hesitant at all, just remember that it's because he's used to being spoiled and he's trying to get you to give in to his demands. I'm not sure if you're interested in weaning him off the hand feeding or if you enjoy doing it, but if you want him to eat on his own here are the steps: - Hold Freddy and feed him from a spoon
- Slowly lower spoon to bowl for each mouthful until the spoon is inside the bowl, then he is eating out of the bowl
- After he gets used to eating out of the bowl you can put it on the ground and sit beside him and the bowl
- Eventually, just put is food in one spot, and show him where it is
If he's already eating out of a bowl, you can skip to the third step. Ferrets are very clever and geared towards survival. Even though he may PREFER to be hand fed, he is perfectly capable of eating on his own, and won't starve if you aren't there to put the food in his mouth for him
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 14:44:55 GMT -5
heheheheh silly silly boy I need to go from step 1
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2015 11:18:02 GMT -5
Ok, I started fed with finger, he eats...i put soup in spoon and give him...he turn his head and he doesn`t want to eat, I put on finger he eats
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Post by Celene on Aug 21, 2015 12:42:50 GMT -5
Of course he refuses, he KNOWS you are going to give in and let him eat off your finger!
Don't give in. Don't give him the option of eating off your finger. He's a smart boy, and he won't starve. As soon as he realizes the finger isn't coming, he'll eat off the spoon instead.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2015 13:30:34 GMT -5
But it is so hard for me to see him like that
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Post by Celene on Aug 21, 2015 15:22:09 GMT -5
Yes, but he's playing you. If you really want the best for him, it needs to be YOU making the decisions, not him. Some parents coddle their (human) kids, or give the junk food for every meal because the kid throws a fit if they're given vegetables, and it never turns out well.
Freddy might know what HE prefers, and of course he'd rather be spoiled than not. But Freddy only knows what he likes, not what's best for him. Ask yourself: Do you really want to be feeding Freddy soupie off your fingers for every single meal for the rest of his life? What happens if you need to leave him with somebody else? The longer you let this go on, the harder it will be to break these bad habits.
I know it's tough when they give you the boo-boo eyes, but trust me when I say they are making that face on purpose to get their own way. They are perfectly fine.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2015 12:00:20 GMT -5
I`m crying beacuse I`m weak...I don`t know how to be rough...
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