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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 8:16:53 GMT -5
Hi everyone! Long time no chat. Sawyer is about 6 months old now and doing great. I just reordered his Wysong Epigen 90 Digestive Support food yesterday--can't believe that 5lb bag lasted me 6 months!! He's still also eating Blue Wilderness Chicken Recipe and sometimes Duck Recipe as well and of course he also still has the Orijen. His diet is still supplemented by whole prey and organ meats. He isn't a fan of chicken wings though. He'll move the wing around but never get down to chomping on it. Oh well.
Anyway, what I wanted to ask was if anyone has ever tried the Ferret Omega-3 Spectrum by Wysong before? I just purchased a container along with his food yesterday to give it a try. I'm assuming it would take the place of the salmon oil I've been putting in his kibble. I figured something specifically designed for ferrets, by Wysong, would be better than salmon oil for dogs. Does anyone have further information on this product? I couldn't find any online reviews. Any information would be appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 11:14:59 GMT -5
Salmon oil is salmon oil. A lot of times it is marketed towards dogs but it benefits ferrets as well. There isn't a difference  |
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Post by Sherry on Feb 22, 2017 11:17:05 GMT -5
Just an FYI, but I'd stop putting the oil on his kibble. Wet down kibble is a breeding ground for far worse bacteria than any raw.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 9:00:34 GMT -5
Oof, ok, I hadn't thought of that. Now I'm just worried he won't eat the kibble without the salmon oil. But hopefully when the Spectrum gets here, I can entice him with that. I'm also really excited because I'll be placing an order tomorrow from My Pet Carnivore for some rabbit and chicken grinds!! I also wanted to ask which would be better out of the two: duck hearts or livers?
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Post by Sherry on Feb 23, 2017 10:34:26 GMT -5
In a raw diet you need both  However if he is going to be kibble fed, stick with the heart. Vit A is something they can get too much of if used as treats with a kibble diet. Besides which, liver is something where you often have to really work at them accepting unless they are tiny. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 8:44:28 GMT -5
Thank you so much! Unfortunately, I missed the time window to order from My Pet Carnivore last week because of work, so I'll definitely make a note about the hearts. I may end up getting both depending on shipping costs. Since I want to eventually put him on a full raw/whole prey diet, it'll be good to get him started on not-so-easy foods. I've already switched him to the dry Omega-3 Spectrum, so his food isn't being wetted anymore by the salmon oil. I also picked up some pinkies for him while shopping for my snake. He very rarely finished a large mouse and only he pushed it out of the cage and I found it under my dresser a day or two later. Yuck! So I'm hoping he enjoys a crunchy little pinkie and I can wait until he's a little older to go back to large mice and bigger prey. |
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Post by Sherry on Feb 27, 2017 10:16:35 GMT -5
At 6 months old he should be putting back 3 or 4 adult mice at a time lol
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 8:28:12 GMT -5
Oh wow, really? Maybe I should take away his kibble more than 2 hours before trying to feed him whole prey. He's definitely interested, he really likes picking the mouse up and carrying it around. It takes him a while to settle down and eat it though. Last time I tried enticing him by putting a drop of salmon oil in the mouse (I eviscerate them before feeding because I've dealt with flung around intestines way too many times). But he licked up the salmon oil and went back to sleep lol. Any tips?
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Post by Sherry on Mar 1, 2017 10:16:18 GMT -5
If you have actually seen him eat a mouse, I would put in 3 mice and no kibble for the entire night and see what is left |
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