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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2012 23:40:16 GMT -5
Been talking to my mom about putting my future ferrets on a raw diet, gave her more details, and she's wondering if giving a calcium supplement (not to completely replace bones, or eggshells) would be sufficient? I'm pretty sure she means pill form. Wasn't exactly sure so I wanted to check with you guys first.
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Post by Heather on Feb 27, 2012 23:45:14 GMT -5
Generally speaking the more natural, or the closest to the real thing is best. Pills and capsules, don't seem to dissolve fast enough...the tendency is to find them in the litter box   Remember, a 3 to 4 hour turn around time...from start to finish. You want to use things that are easily digestible. No, bone...egg shell...even ground up cuttle bone is better than human supplements. Make sense? ciao |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2012 23:47:33 GMT -5
Makes perfect sense to me. I was suspecting it wouldn't be considered as good as the more natural sources. ;0
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2012 23:50:05 GMT -5
You can use human grade bone meal during the switch
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2012 0:00:07 GMT -5
And also you gotta be careful with Calcium, because if too much consumed that can lead to other problems. Calcium is not water soluble and stays in the body. When you feed balanced meals, it should be enough they get form bones, eggshell.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 28, 2012 0:01:03 GMT -5
The great thing about using actual bones is not only the stimulation and all the micronutrients they get from them, but the dental benifits are amazing! Is your mother worried about feeding bone?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2012 0:05:27 GMT -5
Yeah I think she was worried ;D but she has a better understanding after I read your replies to her. Thanks for the input, guys.  |
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Post by Sherry on Feb 28, 2012 1:20:22 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2012 13:36:06 GMT -5
I bet she's instantly going to assume the screaming is coming from the bird. ;D
Anyways, she was also asking me about bacteria, which I explained to her already (the whole thing about about their system, how it handles it, etc.) and she asked how long you could leave their food in the cage. I remember explaining to her that the 'soupy' stuff likely wouldn't sit there as long as say a chicken wing for example. I'm actually wondering myself how long the meat can sit there, whether it be soup, a chicken wing, a mouse, anything. I know they won't eat something that's gone bad. Different hours for different things, right?
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Post by Sherry on Feb 28, 2012 16:10:34 GMT -5
The more a meat has been "processed", as in chopped up, the more areas are exposed, and the faster it goes bad. Soup 4-6 hrs, mince 6-8, chunks up to 12, whe wings/thighs up to 24, whole prey up to 48. On average  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2012 17:25:22 GMT -5
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