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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 12:42:07 GMT -5
I am in the process of gathering the basics as well as trying to meet the qualifications for mentoring. During this process I have come up with a few questions.
1. Are beef hearts just as good as chicken heart? My grocery store has beef in the regular but never chicken heart.
2. They sell prepackaged chicken gizzards and heart but mostly gizzards as the package states. Could giving them this mix serve as an organ meal?
3 I can get Cornish Hen like the whole thing at the store how would I break this down or just give them the whole thing?
4. Can the meat be frozen then thawed so I can store a whole bunch?
I know I am getting ahead of myself in some questions but they have popped in my head and thought I would ask!
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Post by FireAngel on May 2, 2017 13:28:22 GMT -5
I am in the process of gathering the basics as well as trying to meet the qualifications for mentoring. During this process I have come up with a few questions. 1. Are beef hearts just as good as chicken heart? My grocery store has beef in the regular but never chicken heart. Beef heart is acceptable yes2. They sell prepackaged chicken gizzards and heart but mostly gizzards as the package states. Could giving them this mix serve as an organ meal? No, gizzards are muscle meat not organs. They are tough and chewy and perfect to build up jaw strength for getting through bones. 3 I can get Cornish Hen like the whole thing at the store how would I break this down or just give them the whole thing? If they have never had it before, breaking it down would be best. Butcher it like you would a turkey for your family. 4. Can the meat be frozen then thawed so I can store a whole bunch? Yes, it can even be frozen, thawed, frozen again and then rethawed! lolI know I am getting ahead of myself in some questions but they have popped in my head and thought I would ask! Those are all short and simple answers but it gives you a start and here are a few links for you to check out that might help, standard meat sizes, Smashing bones. and of course Intro to Raw |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 16:32:26 GMT -5
Thank you so much FireAngel.. I am sure I will have more questions. I have to find another store that sells more organs as my grocery store only sells liver. I want to make sure that I have the 3 protein sources before I begin to make life a little easier. On a side note.. during my research it mentioned that cats can also be on this type of raw diet does anyone know if this is correct and has anyone ever done this. I also have 3 cats (yes 5 animals in total :-O) and it would be awesome if I could get them all on the same diet!
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Post by FireAngel on May 2, 2017 18:05:06 GMT -5
You can try a butcher, Asian market or online to source other organs and other proteins. Many of us order from hare today gone tomorrow or my pet carnivore for ours.
3 proteins is the absolute bare minimum but we highly encourage more, as many more as you can get your hands on lol.
I know cats have very similar nutritional needs but I am not sure exactly what they are.
5 animals don't sound so bad, we have 7 ferrets and 2 birds and fish. Up until a few months ago we also had 30-60 mice at any given time also. I bred them for the ferrets, but the work and time I spent on it was not worth the money it saved me to be honest lol. Yes 5 sounds nice hehe.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 22:22:49 GMT -5
FireAngel is coconut oil okay to eat? My babies love it and I also rub them down with it as a moisturizer!
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Post by FireAngel on May 2, 2017 23:08:06 GMT -5
It is ok but we recommend salmon oil instead. Plant based oils have no proven use for for carnivores.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2017 0:12:14 GMT -5
Okay I will have to find some salmon oil 😄 Also how often do you feed them the raw soup? Right now my guys eat when when they wake up 7-730a and then we take them out of their cage and they free roam. We put them back in their cage maybe 10a, 2p, 4p (usually for an hour or two as this is when my son has his after school activities) to eat and then take them out when they are done and then they go in around 1am when I get home from work for bed time.
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Post by FireAngel on May 3, 2017 9:16:50 GMT -5
Healthy ferrets can go many, many hours without eating anything and be fine, but because they have short digestive tracts and we get to spoil them offering food every 4 hours or so is good. Most of us feed twice a day, about 12 hours apart and leaving enough each time to have just a little left from the last feeding when we put down the fresh stuff. If there is always food in the cage for them when you put them in, your schedule looks fine to me.  |
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