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Post by Celene on Apr 22, 2015 0:09:43 GMT -5
So I know many of you feed a combination of whole prey AND frankenprey, and have been wondering just how to balance the frankenprey meals... Well, wonder no longer! We have come up with a simple to use guide on balancing frakenprey meals depending on how many meals/week you are feeding whole prey or CGR.  - For half organ meals (because it's awkward to feed just half a meal) I usually make a single meal of 50% heart and 50% organs.
- The number of bone in meals required varies per a ferret's individual dietary requirements. The general rule of thumb is liquid poops => need more bone, hard poops => need less bone.
- If you aren't sure what is considered a bone-in meat or what is considered a secreting organ, our original frankenprey document (with descriptions) can be found here.
- This guide applies to anyone feeding "balanced" meals during the week including whole prey, commercial raw grinds, and freeze-dried raw meals.
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Post by RedSky on Apr 22, 2015 5:24:13 GMT -5
Nicely put together. I feed 4 balanced meals, and it's nice to see that my calculations come out at the same as yours!
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Post by msav on Apr 22, 2015 16:45:36 GMT -5
I feed mostly bone in Meals when feeding frankenprey.Probably only 3-4 bone in meals a week and only one non-bone-in meal a week.
I have never seen a hard poop
Mind you I am feeding mostly whole prey.
I do give 1 meal 50/50 liver/heart/other organ per week.
so according to the chart I am doing right
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Post by FireAngel on Apr 22, 2015 19:53:46 GMT -5
This is great! Thank you, one day I hope to put it to good use!
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Post by dorena261-Natalia on Apr 28, 2015 17:21:21 GMT -5
This is great! i'm feeding 4 whole prey meals a week, it was easier for me to calculate other meals LOL you are smart!  thanks for this, it will make life easier for many ppl  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2015 17:37:03 GMT -5
very nice chart!
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 15:30:07 GMT -5
Wonderful chart! I'm wondering if I do Frankenprey mixed with whole prey, but only use mice as the whole prey, how many meals can I do per week of mice?
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Post by FireAngel on May 5, 2015 18:54:59 GMT -5
Well they really should have at least 3 different protein types in their diet and one of them should be a red meat source. Balance is key so dividing it up as even as possible would be best I would think although I believe most only feed one red meat meal a week usually and I will be happy to be corrected if I am wrong. (I'm still pretty new to this too!) So finding out what types of proteins they will eat and keeping as many of them in the rotation as possible is important I think before you can find a balance.
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Post by Celene on May 5, 2015 20:00:35 GMT -5
@missyann, like FireAngel said, ferrets need variety and balance. I would say you could feed up to 4-5 meals per week of adult mice. If they're baby mice they are not nutritionally balanced and should be considered a "treat" only. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 20:18:33 GMT -5
Thank you @celene
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 20:19:36 GMT -5
Thanks @fireangle
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2017 19:19:51 GMT -5
New so please don't freak that I'm going to ask this but, Could someone explain the conversion of this to me?
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Post by raynebc on May 26, 2017 12:24:57 GMT -5
Whole prey is considered balanced, so that means that only the non whole-prey meals of the week need to meet the nutritional balance (around the ball park of 10% heart, 5% liver, 5% another organ, 50-60% bone-in meat, 20-30% muscle meat). Depending on the ferret, replacing one of the muscle-meat meals with another bone-in one may be good (ie. if their poop is too loose).
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