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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 11:44:21 GMT -5
When do ferrets stop growing? if they were really born when it says they were, they are 4 months and 14 days old today. i vary the sizes and they are eating them all. The sizes vary from, the size of my thumbnail, to about the size of the lower portion of my thumb (From tip to first joint knuckle.) If you can imagine that
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 7:52:50 GMT -5
They both ate 1/4 of a duck neck last night, with some ground rabbit in their bowl.
Navi weights the same today, Rambo weighs 2.9
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Post by Celene on May 6, 2016 18:13:57 GMT -5
That's fantastic that they're eating bone! Was is crushed/smashed up or whole?
In regards to their growth, are they mill ferrets? The level of eating and growth usually slows down around 4-5 months, although intact ferrets that haven't been spayed/neutered will keep filling out until about 18 months.
If you get a chance, I'd like you to post a weekly menu of exactly what you're currently feeding.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 20:07:07 GMT -5
It was whole, but they didn't finish the whole thing. maybe i should smash it to make it easier for them? they are mill ferrets, yes.
okay, i prepared the weeks worth of food in containers as follows.
i started on Wednesday and they had eaten everything (give or take a few scraps left over) up to today.
wed pm: Duck neck (ate most, some bone w/ meat left over) wed am: beef heart chunks (ate it all, with little left in bowl)
thurs am: chicken wing (ate it all, some scraps left over) thurs pm: chicken drumstick (some bone left over)
Fri am: duck neck (ate most, some bone w/ meat left over) fri pm: 1/2 chicken heart, 1/4 pork liver, 1/4 pork kidney
sat am: whole ground rabbit sat pm: chicken thigh
sun am: chicken neck sun pm: 1/2 pork liver, 1/2 pork kidney
mon am: whole ground duck mon pm: duck neck
tues am: chicken neck tues pm: venison
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 12:03:22 GMT -5
they ate all of their heart, liver, and kidney last night
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Post by Celene on May 7, 2016 22:52:17 GMT -5
That's fantastic! Without a full 7-day meal plan I can't tell you whether your menu is balanced or not, however it looks pretty good so far. Since you are feeding "balanced meals" (I am assuming the whole ground rabbit and whole ground duck contain organs as well as meat and bone) I will refer you to an article I wrote on encorporating complete/balanced meals into the frankenprey menu.
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