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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2012 19:22:57 GMT -5
If I'm planning on raw feeding, and have carpet in the ferret room (which is also my bedroom!), should I just stick to feeding in the cage? I could see meat getting dragged and that carpet getting really nasty, really fast.
I am planning on using a feeding den, but even if they kept all the food in there (unlikely), that section of carpet would get pretty gross and stanky.
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Post by Heather on May 1, 2012 19:36:03 GMT -5
I would be tempted to keep feeding to a space that is going to be easily cleaned...perhaps cage feeding will be necessary. I don't have carpets anywhere that there are ferrets so I don't worry as much but I'm still not fond of playing find that stink  ciao |
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2012 21:23:39 GMT -5
I feed in the cage. If they're out for extended periods of time I leave some soup out for them.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2012 22:06:51 GMT -5
To me, what really stinks is the trashcan if I throw away what they don't eat (some days they don't clean their plates). The little fert jerky pieces tend to dry out or get eaten before they stink.
If you must feed them outside the cage for whatever reason, maybe the bathroom would be more appropriate? Tile/linoleum floor? It probably has a ventilation fan or window too.
The only difference is that I have wood floors with a couple of area rugs. One type of highly-preferred disposable eating den are paper grocery bags. (I do shop at Whole Foods, but still get paper bags. Bad boojum, very bad boojum! But the ferts love them.)
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Post by kpaz on May 1, 2012 22:18:18 GMT -5
I throw out the uneaten meat...something outside eats it  I feed them in the cage; my carpet got really gross really fast. Especially liver...that stuff is like meat glue in the carpet. I had to do a really thorough cleaning and scrubbing of the area, and decided feeding in the cage is best. |
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