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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 20:17:14 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 21:31:03 GMT -5
Hi! It's great that you're doing your research on feeding raw. What particular product are you interested in purchasing from the site you listed? Anyway, I did some looking into the site and it seems that have quite the variety. From the bone in meats, I recognised Turkey wings, Turkey necks, Duck necks, Chicken necks (even chicken back). All of those are a great source for bone in meats. Turkey and Duck necks are alittle larger than Chicken necks, but can be chopped down to size. Try to find alternatives to chicken to avoid having a chicken heavy diet.  I looked into their Dinners, and they have alot there. Kangaroo is high in protein but low in fat. It would be good to put into the diet, however you want to have more fatty meats as well to keep things balanced.. Also rabbit, lamb and kangaroo meat can have a low taurine content. Taurine is essential, so keep that in mind. You won't have an issue as long as its all balanced. It seems that some of their dinners seem to be low in Fat (Less than 10%) Ferrets need alot of fat in their diet since its their energy source. They all also have Fruit and Vegetables (Apples, Pears, Carrots, Kale, Spinach), Best avoided. They say that it's a Complete and Balanced Meal Choice, however they are designed for dogs or cats (which shouldn't have fruits and veg in there since both cats and dogs don't need it being carnivores.) They do have organs and bone in it, but since It has fruits and veg, its not worth getting. Their pure formulas seem to have Meat bone and liver. The only thing I would be worried about is the amount of liver a ferret would be getting. Liver can build up in their system since its fat soluble and cause over doses. It would be far easier just to feed them the frankenprey diet in my opinion. They also need at least 3 proteins (eg. Beef/Turkey/Pork) in their weekly diet to keep things balanced. Their 100% Beef meat in the pure formula 100% Pure It has Beef Muscle Meat & Beef Heart. heart is high in Taurine. I can't go through all of the products so i simply skimmed through some. The things you need to look out for is anything that isn't meat and possibly liver since you don't want to cause it to become toxic from being fed on an every day diet. Some of the Formulas that have things like muscle meat and possibly heart would be a good choice, but you will still need to get bone and organ into their diet. Ferrets diets are mainly made up of bone. 7-9 meals of bone in meats from the top of my head. 3-4 muscle meats and 1 organ meal of 1/2 liver + 1/2 other organ, then 1 more meal of 1/4 liver + 1/4 other organ + 1/2 meal of hearts per week. Their raw meaty bones section is super great! Like I listed before, those are good choices for bone in meats. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 21:34:55 GMT -5
I also wanted to say, Keep in mind that Dogs, cats and ferrets all have different needs when it comes to diets. Cats diet is alot different to a ferrets since they have more muscle meat in the frankenprey diet, where as the ferret has more bone in meats. That's why formulas designed for other animals may not always be beneficial for ferrets. |
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