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Post by tress29 on Jan 22, 2012 19:11:55 GMT -5
How do you feed gizzards? Give them whole, cut into bits or strips? I wanted to get some hearts for soup and they come in the same package...
Theresa in Indy
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2012 19:13:57 GMT -5
Sometimes I cut them in half, but most of the time I just give them whole. Warning - these are a favorite for stashing because they turn into great jerky. I've found them in some very odd places, like my bed
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Post by tress29 on Jan 22, 2012 19:17:14 GMT -5
Warning - these are a favorite for stashing because they turn into great jerky. Huh, I guess it's pretty easy to make if they can do it themselves?!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2012 19:19:10 GMT -5
Self made is the only kind mine like Gods forbid I put meat in the dehydrator and do it the right way
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2012 19:20:56 GMT -5
Mine like gizzards, but they don't eat them often because they're lazy and take a lot to chew ;D
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Post by tress29 on Jan 22, 2012 19:28:18 GMT -5
Well, mine have been eating dog food for who knows how long. I just rescued them from CL yesterday! I forgot liver, to make soup, but got hearts/gizzards and wings for them. I'm pretty sure they've never had anything resembling real meat! How often should I try something new? Do I need to cut the wings into smaller pieces? (You know the size WE eat them in?!)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2012 19:31:47 GMT -5
I was wondering the same thing about gizzards, was making a huge batch of soupies today and had to buy some hearts & guess what...mine came with gizzards too
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Post by Jeremy's Boggle on Jan 22, 2012 19:48:25 GMT -5
Well, mine have been eating dog food for who knows how long. I just rescued them from CL yesterday! I forgot liver, to make soup, but got hearts/gizzards and wings for them. I'm pretty sure they've never had anything resembling real meat! How often should I try something new? Do I need to cut the wings into smaller pieces? (You know the size WE eat them in?!) Don't be surprised if they refuse at first. I spoon-feed Precious and Crash some soup a few days ago. It was so funny. They were looking around like they didn't want to be rude but they really wanted to spit it out. ;D ;D
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Post by Sherry on Jan 22, 2012 19:50:57 GMT -5
like they didn't want to be rude but they really wanted to spit it out. You are very lucky! Do you have any idea how many times I wore soup because they spit it out on ME? ;D And I usually give gizzards whole, but for ferrets just starting a switch, I'd cut them smaller.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2012 19:55:09 GMT -5
Well, mine have been eating dog food for who knows how long. I just rescued them from CL yesterday! I forgot liver, to make soup, but got hearts/gizzards and wings for them. I'm pretty sure they've never had anything resembling real meat! How often should I try something new? Do I need to cut the wings into smaller pieces? (You know the size WE eat them in?!) Have you applied for a mentor for your switch? I switched my first ferret jack with the guidance of Jennifer and heather and I don't think I would have been comfortable doing it without their one-on-one support. Some ferrets, like my Pip who was five years old at the time of her switch, take to raw very easily. But some will hold out and literally starve rather than eat the raw. You can slice teeny tiny pieces of chicken off the wings and offer that. If they eat it great if not scruff and stuff and little bit in their mouth. Right now, I doubt you will get them to eat a wing on their own.
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Post by tress29 on Jan 22, 2012 20:05:25 GMT -5
Right now, they are eating kibble as they've spent the last few hours in a crate, sleeping. (I was cleaning up their cage.) I cut one in half and put it in a dish in the bottom of their cage. We'll see if they do anything with it or not.
I also gave one to the cat. He's not left his dish! He gets the leftover mice when the hognose snake refuses them.
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Post by Sherry on Jan 22, 2012 20:43:34 GMT -5
Yeah, be really careful about withholding food with ferrets. They can have the very beginning stages of insulinoma without showing symptoms. Going without for too long can trigger the onset and the resultant crash.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2012 20:50:21 GMT -5
Right now, they are eating kibble as they've spent the last few hours in a crate, sleeping. (I was cleaning up their cage.) I cut one in half and put it in a dish in the bottom of their cage. We'll see if they do anything with it or not. I also gave one to the cat. He's not left his dish! He gets the leftover mice when the hognose snake refuses them. I froze my wings/bone-in meat until they have started eating raw soupies with chunks (they just started a raw switch today). My cat loved the raw too!! She got a little bit of thicker soupies when I finished making a batch...licked the bowl clean - and she's a picky eater! She's indoor/outdoor and catches lots of mice so was probably like, "FINALLY something that tastes like REAL food" ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2012 20:53:00 GMT -5
Also --
I was reading some of the threads in the raw feeding section -- people were suggesting smashing the thicker bones to expose the marrow to make it a little easier on new switches.
(Metors/other raw feeders -- PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong on this!)
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Post by Heather on Jan 22, 2012 20:54:49 GMT -5
I'd just switch her along with the ferrets. Saves her from dying of kidney disease later caused by constant dehydration and too many carbs. JMO of course, but heavily based on fact ciao
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