Jade Asmodeus' Switching Thread/Sherry

[Heather]

Greetings my name is Jade and my Husband is Asmodeus
We are the Proud Parents of

Jack Russel ( female ) Page
Chi/Rat (Female) ( little Rosie) Fixed
1 Cat ( WaDuMeow) (Male) Fixed
4 Sugar Gliders ( Rescued) All fixed all Caged and away from the babies never will be allowed around them either..
Past Owners of Jenna and LittleOne ( Passed together in June of 2005 I forget the year it was to rough for me Jenna my first ended up with Cancer and LittleOne her play mate became sicken with depression over it so we did what I had to do an put them to sleep together was the worse thing of my life)
Now we have our two Newest babies
Ferret
(Jack Born Feb 19th)FIXED and going through toddler issues
(Lilly Born Feb 29th) FIXED and considered a Tiny very small unsure of her weight we go to the DR next week for shots and check ups and anything needing done at the time with her and jack
they are both together in the same cage
they also are Marshall babies
Pet store bought at Uncle Bills
Jack is on Pellet's and Cranberry's ( dried) Nutra Cal for a boost in anything he might be missing for his growth to go perfectly as I can get it to being.
Lilly she is on pellets = however it is with added water because she wont eat the pellets yet but she has both options to her in cage
there is a Water bottle ( Iv seen jack use it not Lilly) so we have a Bowl for her
We did find out Lilly has very Poor sight from our DR visit resently she was sneazing alot so we did a quick whats wrong is she ok. We thought she liked to Snorkel in the water saddly we didn't know she couldnt tell where the water begins or ends
so she got some in her wind pipe area an is better now.
Jack perfect baby boy rumbling around like no tomorrow tackling lilly who doesn't like to play with jack much when he is in pure brat mode. Jack seems to have an endless amount of energy in comparison to lilly who rather snuggle to you an just play very little. we have allot of experience with carnavors but LIlly is the most sweet hearts of sweet her temper heck she doesn't have one she is a perfect pocket pet baby very calm little one

Lorelei on Justin TV told me to sign up for a Mentor with my new Mommy feelings and new baby girl an boy ferret
I never researched them before till now!
However with the cause of Cancer issues in the past they used a treatment on the new babie ferrets where they gave them birth control shots for the spring only this helped Jenna for 3 months an her health went down hill quickly.
its been suggested I get both Jack and Lilly on the shot for longer life but I really just would enjoy having someone online for me and my husband when we have new experiences and help with diet issues with lilly I am wanting the best for them for sure! and with lilly being so small making sure she is getting every thing she needs properly . jack i know is doing fantastic lol but I also want to make sure he gets it also for his bones an mind to mature properly.
This is the cage that we have bought for the little ones to live in.
www.ebay.com/itm/LIVING-ROOM-SERI....=item20c194e6bc
It will be here in just a few days.
right now they are in our bedroom with us in a cage high up off the ground so we can keep an eye on them in case they need any help in their new life with us here. it also helps our other animals to get used to them some by smell an sounds.
they WILL NOT be out with the other animals.
We DO have a tent we pop up in the living room it is a sleeper for 4 adults an its net. an we are with them in play time in our room also to be with them as much as we can at most 2 times a day right now since I work 3rd shift
I am able to be online 24/7 however I do have a celly that I use for Facebook IM's when I am at work.
I live in
Indiana..
I think that is all I can say right now until I am needed on more information or a Mentor
thank you so much!


Hi and welcome to the mentoring program. In a little while your mentor (Sherry) will introduce herself and you can get started on a new adventure in natural ferret care and diets. Please remember to post regularly (daily or as per arranged with your mentor) so that your mentor can assist you move along safely in this adventure. If you experience computer difficulties or are going to be away, please notify your mentor and most of all relax and have fun . Your mentor is here to help you on this journey.
ciao

[Sherry]

Hello there! I'm Sherrylynne, and I'll be your mentor for their switch
First, a little about me. I'm 51, and have my own housecleaning business here in Calgary Alberta. I have 4 cats, ranging in age from 6yrs, to 17(only one would eat raw, unfortunately ). I also have 8 ferrets. Boris and Vincent(rip) came first, two brothers, a sable and albino. Then Sinnead(rip). I got her when she was 4. She passed at almost the age of 8, had adrenal for 3 years, treated with lupron for 2 of those.
After that came my first deaf ferret, Lucrezia. A marked DEW. Then two foster ferrets, whom we fell in love with and adopted- Zeus and Athena, both two years old at that time. Also both adrenal, and on lupron.
After that, a little abused ferret we called Willow. She was the worst fear biter I've had, although now she's becoming a sweetie . Then, Emily. 1 month younger than Willow, and those two have bonded strongly. She's the only one Willow wasn't terrified of.Suki is the last one, I swear! She was a little 8 month old darling the pet store was having a hard time selling, so were getting ready to send her back!
While transitioning the first four, Boris was my hold out. EVERYTHING I gave him was poison, in his mind . Worst little drama queen I've seen yet . Twisting to get away, gagging, retching- he did all of it! Then one day- he ate it! Every single piece on the plate ! Those four haven't looked back.
The next two for transitioning were the fosters. Until we adopted them, I could only supplement with raw. So in order not to cause unnecessary tummy upsets(mixing kibble and raw too closely can cause some problems- more about that later), I'd give them raw one day, and kibble on a different day. So, by the time we adopted, they had no problem with 100% raw diet.
With Willow, I brought her home, and she flatly refused to eat the totally ferret kibble, so I went back to the pet store and got her a small bag of the crap they were feeding them there, and brought it home. I tried to give her some, but she just upset the dish. So- I tried her with some chicken breast. She ate it up! Hasn't had kibble since . Emily came to us as a raw fed ferret, so no issues there. Suki was another kibble head, but caging her in the daytime with Miss Emily showed her how to eat raw. And now- we've added Mr. Frodo, who essentially switched himself second day he was here
That's me and mine in a nutshell

The reason I started looking a raw feeding was something my vet said to me. I was, at the time, giving them small pieces of fruit for treats. She told me that was VERY bad for them, and in fact, some studies have started to link early feeding of sugars with insulinoma later in life. So- I started thinking. Kibbles are full of carbs. It's all those grains/veg/fruits in them. Those are converted to sugars by the body. To me then, sugar= potential insulinoma.
So, I started checking out various diets. I had no idea what an obligate carnivore was at the time. I found out! Not much wonder there was soooo much poop in the box! I may as well have been tossing my money in there. They can't process anything that's not meat based! So I feed meat
Their fur is softer, their energy levels are amazing- no mad rushes then crashing. Even my three year old's teeth are amazing. No plaque whatsoever Healing is faster, and if they do get ill, they have more reserves to rely on than when they were just kibble fed!
And there is a LOT LESS POOP!!!! Yay!
I'm looking forward to helping your little ones get on a much healthier diet, and having fun while we're at it