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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 20:07:35 GMT -5
I honestly think the boys would eat just about whatever you put in front of them anymore. That's the benefit of switching young. - they are much less likely to be picky
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Post by corrij on Aug 29, 2011 20:29:07 GMT -5
Yay Babydoll ate some more off my finger and even nibble some out of the bowl.
I <3 all my fuzzies.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 20:30:29 GMT -5
Woo! Give her a hug for me
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Post by corrij on Aug 29, 2011 21:08:45 GMT -5
She was all sweet and snuggly too when she was eating. Probably cause I just woke her up. I'm going to leave her with the chicken paste for now. Steven will switch it out for the kibble when he gets home. Trying to have kibble as an option for the smallest amount of time.
It's such a big difference in cleaning out the litter boxes. Her's has almost as much poop as the boys. And almost no pee.
And she smells different. It's almost a sour smell mixed with the ferret smell.
Anyhow. I'm off to bed. Have a good night!
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Post by cubsfanhaynes on Aug 31, 2011 9:19:57 GMT -5
The boys are hardcore raw no doubt. babydoll is a condundrum, or a woordraadsel as the Dutch go.
She will not eat the raw alone yet, but if I sprinkle it with kibble she leaves nothing behind.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2011 16:31:23 GMT -5
Okay so she is eating raw chucks with kibble sprinkled on top? That's wonderful Just slowly decrease the amount of kibble sprinkled on top. If she refuses to eat, backtrack a little, then start decreasing again
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Post by cubsfanhaynes on Aug 31, 2011 19:14:47 GMT -5
She seemed really interested when I gave the boys their breakfast this morning. Well, she seemed interested when they started eating it (which was right before I went to work)
She went as far as to sniff and nibble at the raw Cyrano was eating, an he let her which is weird cause he usually huffs and pulls it away when Draco nibbles at what he's eating.
Anyway, I left her in with the boys while I go to work. Wanting to see if them eating encourages her to eat raw.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2011 19:55:40 GMT -5
Its fine - the boys can definitely "show" her to eat raw And that's sweet about the sharing
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Post by cubsfanhaynes on Aug 31, 2011 21:03:50 GMT -5
Well according to Corri the huffing sound he makes is normal when they are eating around bone, but he only does it when Draco is trying to share, and he always is pulling the food away when he does it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2011 21:47:33 GMT -5
Pixie doesn't like sharing with Dixie, but her and Trixie always share
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Post by cubsfanhaynes on Sept 1, 2011 1:20:34 GMT -5
Well I think there is good news. Corri has told me that a meal can run it's course through a ferret in about four hours. I left her in with the boys at 2pm with no food available except water and half a Cornish rock hen. When I got home at 12:35am all of the food was gone and she was pooping in the litter box (well she did after I woke her up anyway)
So, I am going to continue the experiment. I put the other half of the hen up and I'm caging them together overnight ( I feel it's safe, when I got home they were all asleep in a ferret ball together)
As an added comfort for Corri and a backup just in case; there is some Wosong Archetype I in the food bowl. (the Cornish hen half is hung from a hook on the cage wall). That is my dastardly plan tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2011 9:52:06 GMT -5
That sounds like a pretty good plan I believe you're right -she is probably eating
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Post by cubsfanhaynes on Sept 1, 2011 10:50:20 GMT -5
I'm watching her eat now. She's similar in coloring to Draco, but he has a cauliflower ear. When I saw her eating both ears were folded back on her head so I had to look around and make sure it wasn't him So she's eating raw just fine now! I believe since she's has been seen eating raw and they were all bundled up together this morning when I woke them up we're going to let them all stay together now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2011 15:24:13 GMT -5
That great Does she have any problems with bones? Have you tried any organ meats with her yet? Also, I think it would be safe to try the pork again (if you'd like) to see if the boys actually had problem with pork.
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Post by cubsfanhaynes on Sept 1, 2011 15:56:34 GMT -5
Yeah when I fed an organ blend to the boys Tuesday she had some. I am talking to Corri now about investigating Wysong Archetype I as an organ supplement.
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