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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 12:29:28 GMT -5
Jack is currently OBSESSED with freeze dried duck hearts and I end up giving him one every time he gives me the boo-boo eyes. Other than the exorbitant cost, is there any problem with him eating ~ 10 in a day? Bare in mind the ten is his weekend number when I'm home to give them to him, weekdays he will likely scam me into giving him about five
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Post by xclairex on Feb 12, 2012 12:49:27 GMT -5
I should think 10 hearts in one day is too much... If you think about how many they would have naturally if they were in the wild for example they most certainly would never get this much. The diet you provide to him needs to be balanced, everything you give him needs to be in proportion... don't you find that he is full and doesn't eat anything else when you give him so many hearts in one day?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 13:13:15 GMT -5
M brats love freeze-dried heats as well.
A tip - Break them into small pieces. That way he can still be spoiled but not eat as many. When he keeps coming back for more, offer a different treat. Yes, he'll give you the wide-eyed, "dumb hob" look, but eventually he'll learn that these are treats and he can't stuff his face with as many a he wants.
-jennifer
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Post by Sherry on Feb 12, 2012 14:51:56 GMT -5
The biggest problem is that he's going to fill up on these and not eat his regular diet.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 16:58:21 GMT -5
 duh, great idea Jennifer. Btw, which freeze dried hearts do you buy? I've been ordering the Fresh is Best but they are sooooo expensive. Of course if I start cutting them, they won't go so fast
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 17:47:32 GMT -5
Personally I don't think you can feed too much heart as long as he is getting his other food sources. Usually, the main muscle meats of my mixes are chicken hearts and chicken wings. Plus hearts are an excellent source of taurine which you can never have too much of  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 18:29:25 GMT -5
Surprisingly the hearts haven't really been affected his appetite. He's still eating his regular meals
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Post by Sherry on Feb 12, 2012 20:07:41 GMT -5
If he's eating normal amounts of his regular meals, all you'd have to worry about is weight gain, since duck is heavy in fat. Can't see the heart being much different  I think I'd start just breaking them up. I do that with the FD chicken hearts and elk kidney. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 21:18:49 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2012 0:47:04 GMT -5
Only thing I have to add is heart can cause icky stools  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2012 19:26:26 GMT -5
Is he actually eating these? Or begging and stashing? I feed raw heart every day to my crew, but no where near 5 to 10 per ferret per day - 2 turkey hearts quartered gives them each one piece. They do dive onto the heart first so I know its a tastey morsel for them. But if they were hunting their own prey - there's no way they'd be taking down 5 to 10 ducks in a day in order to just eat the heart. Yeah, at that rate, I'd d be worried about an imbalance of other nutrients. No worries about a Taurine overdose - its not possible. Too much fat from the heart? MAybe - but ferret's bodies utilize fat well and they aren't prone to cholesterol troubles like humans are. Its the other nutrients I'd be concerned that he's missing.
Cheers,
Kim
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2012 20:04:50 GMT -5
Yes Kim, he was actually eating them. He has since been forced to slow down on them. I've gotten over his boo-boo eyes and begging and he only gets 1-2 a day. Somedays he even forgets about them and I dont remind him.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Feb 26, 2012 20:33:24 GMT -5
What brand does everyone buy? Bravo?
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Post by Sherry on Feb 26, 2012 20:55:01 GMT -5
Glad to know you've finally found that inner reserve that lets you ignore the booboo eyes ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2012 7:01:30 GMT -5
Miami - fresh is best
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