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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 14:45:13 GMT -5
I put egg shells on a couple quail chunkc that had no bone in it and her poops are more solid which is good iys a light brown yellow color. Shes acting the same. I wonder if the quail I am giving her maybe not be agreeing with her tummy. Like when we eat a steak and we have always eaten steak and then one time it just doesnt sit well. I think its one of those scenarios.
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Post by gfountain on Aug 16, 2015 17:09:15 GMT -5
Is it the same quail you've always given her? Not a different source or a different brand? Some quail I've seen here has additives in it that could make them sick. If she's acting OK, don't worry too much. Just make a note of it and see if the same thing happens next time she has quail.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 17:18:22 GMT -5
Same brand from the asian store. Its just the brand that says six jumbo quail and its like all in japanese or something haha. Yeah shes acting fine and her poops are getting firmer with every poop so I am not to worried.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 21:14:36 GMT -5
You may or may not be against this but shes not eating her organs by herself so I decided to get some cgh just three pieces and mixed it in her bowl to entice her to eat all of them. It worked for me in the past. I also beleive its better for her to eat than ferretone or any oil for that matter. What do you think? I know after a while it just needs to be organs but I am trying.
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Post by gfountain on Aug 17, 2015 8:32:16 GMT -5
As long as she's an only ferret, there's no harm in mixing her organs with other meals. The problem with that arises when you have multiple ferrets and one of them either loves or hates organs. One will eat all of his favorite food first and leave the part he doesn't like for the other ferret and then the balance is off for both of them.
Have you tried making soup out of the organs? Some ferrets who otherwise HATE organs will slurp them right down if they're in soup form.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 10:03:15 GMT -5
So far shes an only ferret. I have been looking into getting another one. I found a little female thats all white except for a brown stripe down her back and all the way to her tail. Anyways I have not tried making it into a soup I can try it next when its another organ meal. She ate all of her organs last night I am pretty happy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 10:51:03 GMT -5
Is a duck neck considered a bone in meal?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 11:11:32 GMT -5
What is a natural bug repellent? I want to take shelbys cage outside so she can be outside with me while I work on the car or something but I want the bugs to leave her alone. Is there a spray I can use on the cage?
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Post by gfountain on Aug 17, 2015 18:56:27 GMT -5
Duck neck is bone-in.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 21:53:14 GMT -5
Perfect I have one and wasnt sure if it was muscle or what.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 12:25:58 GMT -5
So I weighed her yesterday shes still at a pound and 12 oz. Her energy is great! I got my cornish game hen and duck mixed up so instead of feeding her the hen she got part of a duck wing. It shouldnt matter they are both fowl and a bone in meal so shes good. Today I gave her three chicken hearts to see how much shes eating. Tonight will be some quail. Poops are nice and solid. They look good finally after the runny ones for a day. She looks fantastic.
I would like to say I can definitly see a difference in a kibble fed ferret and a raw fed ferret. I went to look at some ferrets at a petco and they are the same age as shelby and they are pretty scrawny and just not as soft. Shelby is so soft and shes filled out quite nice. She just looks incredibly good. I can say I can see a difference.
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Post by gfountain on Aug 18, 2015 13:44:55 GMT -5
Yayy for a raw diet!! Don't those kibble babies smell horrible?! I was so shocked the first time I held a kibble ferret after switching mine. I didn't notice a distinct difference in odor during the switch and I couldn't believe how bad the kibblers smelled compared to mine. And then I took home a kibble baby and oh my gosh! the smells and the POOPS!!! Horrible! No wonder ferrets have such a reputation. The difference is hard to believe until you experience it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 15:02:51 GMT -5
Yayy for a raw diet!! Don't those kibble babies smell horrible?! I was so shocked the first time I held a kibble ferret after switching mine. I didn't notice a distinct difference in odor during the switch and I couldn't believe how bad the kibblers smelled compared to mine. And then I took home a kibble baby and oh my gosh! the smells and the POOPS!!! Horrible! No wonder ferrets have such a reputation. The difference is hard to believe until you experience it. I didnt see it during the switch either but my gosh they reak! I cant spell. But seriously though they smell horrible they look horrible. I am so used to shelby looking a certain way that when I see the pet store ferrets they look sickly to me and I mean all of them. I have gotten to the point if I ever own anything else dog or cat or anything they will all be raw fed. The pet store ferrets arent necessarily under weight so to speak but their fur is so coarse looking and feeling they just dont look good. Shelby is so sleek and soft and bright looking that its hard for me to ever want a kibble fed anything.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 15:06:25 GMT -5
I feed shelby an egg once a week to keep her hair balls down and I also read its just good for them to have. I just wanted to let you know I gave her an egg today as a snack in between the chicken hearts and the quail I will be giving her tonight. I gave her three chicken hearts so I assumed that should be enough and thats why I gave her the egg.
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Post by gfountain on Aug 18, 2015 19:54:58 GMT -5
Eggs are great for breaking up hairballs. An egg a week is good, but during shedding season you may want to give her 2 or even 3 a week, depending on how badly she is shedding and how vigorously she grooms herself.
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