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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 2:10:28 GMT -5
Tonight, I let the ferrets out for the first time in their new ferret room and they had a blast  It still needs some ferret-proofing touches so I was supervising them and ferret-proofing at the same time. I managed to save them from eating a rubber door stopper (can't believe I missed that one  ), a cheerio, and some hedgehog quills (guess I need to vaccuum the room AGAIN  ). However, Miss Sophie decides to go find a piece of super-jerkied-meat that must have been moved INTO the room, hidden in one of their tunnels or toys. It was pretty solid and she actually started choking on it, but I pulled it out of her mouth. I do think she ate some though. I am giving pumpkin for sure, but do you think this warrants vaseline? I really hate giving the stuff and it's jerkied meat so it should digest... right? I am just worried it will take too long and get stuck.  What do you think? |
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Post by katt on Jan 8, 2012 2:23:53 GMT -5
Keep an eye on her, but she should be fine. Keep in mind that people (myself included) intentionally make/feed jerky as treats. The homemade chicken and turkey jerky I made is very dry and tough.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 2:33:28 GMT -5
That's a good point Katt, I haven't had jerky in so long, I forgot just how hard and tough it is. |
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Post by allie516 on Jan 8, 2012 2:34:46 GMT -5
We jerky deer! I love it! I even got a new kit for x mas from Aj's parents!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 3:29:40 GMT -5
They seem to like it... my ferrets once pulled out an old, flat, dried out to a crisp mouse carcass that they had hidden UNDER the litterbox so I never found it. Oh they crunched up that mummified mouse cracker corpse like it was the best thing ever, a ferret delicacy  |
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Post by katt on Jan 8, 2012 3:33:23 GMT -5
They seem to like it... my ferrets once pulled out an old, flat, dried out to a crisp mouse carcass that they had hidden UNDER the litterbox so I never found it. Oh they crunched up that mummified mouse cracker corpse like it was the best thing ever, a ferret delicacy  disgusting! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 10:25:12 GMT -5
I give mine freezed dried chicken and buffalo liver (stinky) and they love it.
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Post by Sherry on Jan 8, 2012 12:34:04 GMT -5
Mine regularly find jerkified bits that I've missed I don't generally even bother taking them away any longer ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 12:58:02 GMT -5
I only take them away if that stench hits my nose. Otherwise they love those bits which reminds me I let the fuzzies play in my ro last night and I saw mr bean licking his chops in the corner so I should probably look for stray chunks.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 14:14:18 GMT -5
Mikey - that IS disgusting!!! Thanks everyone, I won't worry about it. It just scared me a bit because it was so jerkied, I thought it was plastic at first. And then when she started choking (because she was trying to swallow and runaway from the other ferrets at thre same time ) I had to take her tasty snack away ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 16:25:58 GMT -5
Ah bolting, sometimes they get overzealous with food and try to swallow without chewing when they are afraid another ferrets going to steal their treasure.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2012 13:31:12 GMT -5
As a matter of fact, ferrets will try to make their own jerky, and I have a book soooomwheeear, that says how you can make your own using only a rack and the hot sun or fire.
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), a cheerio, and some hedgehog quills (guess I need to vaccuum the room AGAIN 
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