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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2014 11:47:56 GMT -5
Ive been feeding our ferret for about a week and today he grabbed his chicken neck and hissed? At me.mis that normal? Am I feeding too little he feels so hungry he hisses? I feed him 4ozs a day
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2014 12:00:24 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry. He is just letting you know that the chicken neck is his. How old is he? If he is a baby, you will want to feed him as much as he will eat. Also some are big time hissers. My Mika loves to hiss, I've seen her hiss at a toy. (giggle)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2014 12:25:34 GMT -5
Oop looks like comment didnt post. Our ferret is a 3mth old male, he has never hissed before so had my worried lol and thank you very much  |
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Post by Sherry on Jan 26, 2014 10:32:28 GMT -5
At 3 months he will likely eat a lot more than 4oz a day then! Just keep feeding him until he stops eating. It's also a good idea to get him used to a feeding den at this age so he gets used to stashing in there  |
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Post by crazylady on Mar 1, 2014 14:08:07 GMT -5
Hi I second what sherry has said a kit of three months will get through closer to 8-10 oz a day without any problem split the meals into three to four meat meals through out the day leaving a a decent amount in the cage last thing at night as ferrets eat more during the dusk to dawn hours back to the subject of nasty animals when fed meat it made me smile as I was watching a tv program a few weeks ago where vets tried to solve problems with different animals and two stupid vets advised a couple to place there ferrets on kibble to stop biting ( we are talking about a 14 week kit lol ) the couple tried then came back 3 months later to report the kibble didnt work but a ferret keeper had given them a diet sheet with meat meals and the kit was now content the guy had also told them the reason it bit was it was hungry and also pushing through teeth once given meat and whole prey it was satisfied and also it had something to stimulate its brain lol result two red faced vets lol take care bye for now
Bev
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Post by msav on Mar 1, 2014 14:41:01 GMT -5
Ive been feeding our ferret for about a week and today he grabbed his chicken neck and hissed? At me.mis that normal? Am I feeding too little he feels so hungry he hisses? I feed him 4ozs a day He is just excited to get the chicken neck. That is what they do when they really like something. When have you ever heard a ferret hiss over kibble. My little Bleu barked and hissed at me the first time I showed him a game hen wing. That is his way of saying "that looks good gimmeeee" |
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Post by crazylady on Mar 1, 2014 16:35:06 GMT -5
Hi lots of ferrets hiss and shake lol he is killing his food its a natural reaction lol just goes to show he is liking whats in his food bowl and cant wait for the next portion lol take care bye for now
Bev
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Post by stacylo on Sept 10, 2017 14:39:19 GMT -5
I introduced chicken wings to my kits today for the first time and they were at each others throats it seemed. It's the first time I've seen either of them be aggressive with each other at all. And based on the videos, perhaps it's okay? I separated them in the moment because it really freaked me out.
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