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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 17:32:13 GMT -5
I know ive made one of these threads before, but i'm just trying to make sure that im feeding my ferrets a well-balanced diet! I think i'm getting the hang of it, too ! It's easier to prep meals now Anyway, here's their schedule this week. It goes from Sunday to next Sunday (25th - 1st) keep in mind: I have not had access to an extra organ yet (for the days when i feed liver). But i WILL get some in the future, i'm just trying to find local sources of other organs until I resort to ordering online. Any input is welcome! Sunday AM: 1/2 chicken liver, 1/2 chicken heart + eggshell (for poops) Sunday PM: Cornish Hen (a quarter of a whole one) Monday AM: Pork, turkey neck Monday PM: Wingettes (currently can't feed the whole wing, but I will in the future!) Tuesday AM: beef chuck, chicken thigh Tuesday PM: Cornish Hen Wednesday AM: beef heart + eggshell Wednesday PM: Wingettes Thursday AM: Wing tips, chicken thigh Thursday PM: Cornish Hen + some raw egg Friday AM: 1/4 chicken liver, 1/2 beef heart + eggshell Friday PM: wingettes Saturday AM: lamb, chicken thigh, + raw egg Saturday PM: Cornish Hen Sunday AM: 1/2 chicken liver, 1/2 beef heart + eggshell Sunday PM: Wingettes I also fell in love with a baby boy ferret at the pet store I have the room, time, and dedication for a third ferret... its just persuading my mom that's the issue. He's a white marked ferret, and i'd probably name him Rigby Thank you!
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Post by raynebc on Sept 24, 2016 18:39:19 GMT -5
In the absence of an "other organ" it's probably best to use extra liver instead, for the short term. Your menu is at 0.75 meals of liver per week and 2 of heart. You could change half of a meal's worth of heart to liver to balance it out. The menu is really chicken heavy (cornish hens are generally regarded as a type of chicken on the forum). If you're able to replace some of the CGH with turkey neck or a different bone in protein (ie. duck neck, quail) or some of the chicken thigh with a red meat, it will strengthen the menu's diversity.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 20:51:01 GMT -5
I will keep that in mind thank you! I know its chicken heavy, I don't have a lot of variety when it comes to bone-in meals but with muscle meats, i try to mix it up... I will try to order some rabbit or duck, or really anything i can get my hands on (hopefully some whole prey!)
I have lots of different meats in the freezer, I'm just gradually cutting back on the chicken (it's their favorite but they eat it way too much. They'll eat beef, lamb, pork, and turkey. It just takes some extra persuasion, while with chicken they chow down immediately)
Do you know what other bones are safe for ferrets? like in pork, or beef or lamb ? I would love to get them more bone variety if I could
Thank you!!!
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Post by raynebc on Sept 24, 2016 23:39:59 GMT -5
Medium/large cattle bones are generally too big and strong for ferrets to eat. Some people feed "pork button ribs" which supposedly aren't really ribs, but are part of the pig's spine that may be soft enough. Small animals like rabbit can be considered completely edible I think, but for some larger birds and larger animals, only non weight bearing bones (ie. no legs, no thigh bones) are soft enough. My ferrets get turkey necks, chicken wings, duck necks and quail. There are other options, but the bigger the bone is (ie. the larger sections of turkey wings), the harder it will be for the ferret to eat.
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Post by katt on Sept 25, 2016 1:13:43 GMT -5
There are a lot of options for bones, the trick is just figuring out what you can find locally or ordering. Rabbit is a fantastic bone source. Quail, frog, duck, pheasant, pork button bones, turkey (wing tips, neck, spine, ribs), rodents (whole prey - the best meal item!), some small goat bones, oxtail, etc.
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Post by katt on Sept 25, 2016 1:15:19 GMT -5
IF they will eat them, you can also combine chicken feet with other boneless proteins to create a franknestein sort of bone-in meal. For example you could give chicken feet with beef chunks or goat.
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