lycorisousa
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Post by lycorisousa on Mar 12, 2018 19:41:01 GMT -5
Arioch
1. Ferret's weight: 1.13LB
2. Ferret's Daily Medications: N/A
3. Ferret has eaten "X" amount on average per meal: 1.50oz
4. Stools on various proteins: nothing to report
5. Activity levels: normal
Orion
1. Ferret's weight: 2.12 lb
2. Ferret's Daily Medications: N/A
3. Ferret has eaten "X" amount on average per meal: 1.50oz
4. Stools on various proteins: nothing to report
5. Activity levels: more playful than I would consider his normal. Really getting bouncy
Weekly Menu:
Monday: Chicken Neck dinner: Frog legs
Tuesday: Beef dinner: organ
Wednesday: Turkey necks dinner: Quail
Thursday: Turkey Necks dinner: heart and egg
Friday: Chicken necks dinner: rabbit
Saturday: Mice dinner: Mice
Sunday: 1.50oz heart and 1.50 oz organ dinner: turkey necks
Everyone now knows I'm the crazy ferret lady I suppose. It's so funny how she just stares like she did nothing wrong "why are you crying, mom" She's lucky she's cute. We went for a walk the day after.
For the answer... hmmm I'm not really sure about this one but I don't like to say 'I don't know'
is it because of the keratin?
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 16, 2018 16:21:21 GMT -5
Hehe all my friends and family know I'm the crazy ferret lady so your in good company lol! Fur and feathers help clean out the digest tract, in a sense they act in place of fiber to add bulk and clean them out.
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Post by lycorisousa on Mar 19, 2018 19:30:36 GMT -5
That's interesting... didn't know that.
Arioch
1. Ferret's weight: 1.13LB
2. Ferret's Daily Medications: N/A
3. Ferret has eaten "X" amount on average per meal: 1.25oz
4. Stools on various proteins: nothing to report
5. Activity levels: normal
Orion
1. Ferret's weight: 2.11 lb
2. Ferret's Daily Medications: N/A
3. Ferret has eaten "X" amount on average per meal: 1.25oz
4. Stools on various proteins: nothing to report
5. Activity levels: normal
Weekly Menu:
Monday: Chicken Neck dinner: Beef
Tuesday: Chicken Wing dinner: Chicken Wing
Wednesday: organs and heart dinner: Turkey Necks
Thursday: Frog Legs dinner: Quail
Friday: Organs (1/2 liver 1/4 testicles & 1/4 kidney) dinner: heart
Saturday: Quail dinner: rabbit
Sunday: Beef dinner: turkey necks
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 20, 2018 19:57:11 GMT -5
Menu looks great as always! Anything in particular you have thought of or want to learn more about? Today's question, Why is variety so important?
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Post by lycorisousa on Mar 20, 2018 22:37:11 GMT -5
Thank you! We have more mice on the way.
I have noticed that they aren't drinking as much, that's because of the moisture from the raw diet, correct.
Variety is important just in case a certain meat doesn't become available. That way there is other meat you can get them since ferrets imprint on their food and are less likely to eat a meat they have never had before.
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 21, 2018 7:48:18 GMT -5
Yes on the water, partially on variety. Another huge reason for variety is the nutrients each thing provides. Every animal has mostly the same nutrients but some have more than others of specific ones such as fish having more essential healthy fats than anything else. Feeding a variety ensures they are getting all the macro and micro nutrients they need. Have you thought about trying rats or Guinea pigs yet?
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Post by lycorisousa on Mar 21, 2018 20:35:55 GMT -5
I have thought about adding some to the order that I will be making tomorrow. My roommate is a little squirmy with the Guinea pigs because I guess that pet mentality.
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 21, 2018 22:18:30 GMT -5
Awesome! When you do get them you will want to gut them and possibly skin the Guinea pigs, their hair is kinda long and can be a deterring factor for them. I had Guinea pigs as pets at one point myself and a rabbit and have had many types of mice actually to so I get the "it's a cute little pet" thing but my "they are good for my ferret" voice is stronger lol
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Post by lycorisousa on Mar 22, 2018 6:30:12 GMT -5
I normally purchase from rodent pro so not sure what size rat and GP would be good for them. So far they are the cheapest place I found.
I would love to add more variety to their diets. The Asian market I go to sometimes carries kangaroo and croc. I managed to get the croc once and they enjoyed it. Ferrets are braver than I am. I want to see if I can ask them for the rabbit heads since they do it all there.
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 22, 2018 15:36:38 GMT -5
Nice! I order from rodent pro also the large size of both will actually feed four of mine one meal or more but those are also guaranteed to be adults so I stick with them. You could serve only half a one a day or whatever, it still counts as a complete meal it just takes longer for them to eat it. So depending on how it long it takes one rat may be 4 meals, and don't forget depending on room temp whole prey can last for 48 hours.
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Post by lycorisousa on Mar 22, 2018 22:00:24 GMT -5
Still having a hard time convincing her of the GP I might just go ahead and order some. Think I will go with the large one also just so I know they're adults.
So if I left one in there for the whole day that would count as 2 whole prey meals, correct? Just want to make sure I'm balancing everything correctly.
EDIT:
Ordered XL Mice (50) Large Rat (5) Large GP (5)
Roommate is still cringing a little but I'll probably handle feeding them the GP.
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 23, 2018 14:57:48 GMT -5
Yes if it takes 2 meal periods for them to eat an entire rat then it counts as 2 meals. I'm sure there will be a little trial and error to see just how long it takes them to eat what but you are doing awesome!
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Post by lycorisousa on Mar 25, 2018 19:37:54 GMT -5
Awesome, thank you!
Is there a particular reason why they are tossing their food into the liter box?
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 25, 2018 20:31:30 GMT -5
In the wild they would keep their stash of food where they deficate so that the smell of pee and poop would cover the smell of food. Seems to be an instinct that has not been bred out of them. Mine do it too. Drove me crazy and I worried about them eating the litter for the longest time but they actually figure out how to eat the food and leave the litter without any issue.
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Post by lycorisousa on Mar 26, 2018 9:27:26 GMT -5
I was worried about them eating it too, they just stare at me when I take it out a d clean it off. Such funny little critters.
Room mate chalked it up to Arioch and Orion trying to make jerky faster.
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