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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 18:04:34 GMT -5
Another question—I've been having a pretty hard time with actually handling the meat, cutting it, cleaning it out of the cage, etc. because I am really grossed out by meat to the point that it's become a pretty big daily stressor getting it together. I've found that the soupie stages are a lot more pleasant for me personally because it doesn't gross me out as much once it's prepared, just the one day of preparation. Is it possible to just stay with the soups if I keep them balanced for all his meats other than the raw meaty bones?
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Post by Desiree on Apr 7, 2017 12:22:17 GMT -5
You did great!! Yes 3-4 types of meat is important, heart is a muscle meat and a very important one, ferret poops can be adjusted with how much bone you feed is correct, and YES, vitamin A is what is in liver, great job!!!
Definitely look into freeze dried raw, my favorite treats are from orijen, I order them online.
Aw, meat handling. So unfortunately the soup stage is only meant as a beginning stage for a couple of reasons, ferrets don't get as much food before getting full, there is more water in the meat which makes them feel full without the full nutritional value, the chewing, masticating, part of eating big chunks, actually helps digestion, the chewing gets the stomach ready for food and causes certain enzymes to be present in the stomach. And the last part, you can't get all the bone in needs in a soup, eggshells and bonemeal powders do contain the same qualities of micro nutrients in bones needed by your ferret.
My suggestion is to put aside one day for meal prepping for a month or two for your ferret. This way, you prep all his meals ahead of time, pull them out to thaw and just dump it in a dish. This way there is no need to handle the meat every day. Just from a ziploc bag to his bowl. Twice a day. Once we get a menu planned this becomes really easy to do and you won't have to worry about prepping meat everyday, just once every few weeks or so.
I have a deep freezer but I also have three ferrets and I prep for months at a time. I just weigh out meal portions in a baggie, put them in my freezer and pull them out as needed.
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Post by Desiree on Apr 19, 2017 12:39:06 GMT -5
@bearpurse45 how are you? Just checking in.
Desiree
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Post by katt on May 24, 2017 13:42:49 GMT -5
@mumbe - as per the Mentoring Program Rules: Your mentor really needs more frequent updates please. As your mentor Desiree is here to help, and wants to help you and your fuzz, but unfortunately she can't be of any assistance if she doesn't have any information or updates to go off of. :/ How are things going? Please post an update.
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Post by katt on May 24, 2017 13:44:33 GMT -5
PM Sent.
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