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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2012 12:47:12 GMT -5
I went to three different pet stores looking for ferret chew toys, at every store I had an employee attempt to sell me wood sticks.... I was like, no I have a ferret not a gerbil....
Anyway, ended up just getting a smoked pork hide chew stick to try, it was 55cents so if it's not safe for him it's not much of a loss.
What do you guys think, ok or not?
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Post by Sherry on Jul 30, 2012 13:11:25 GMT -5
I wouldn't bother. They are treated with chemicals and can be brittle. And it may not be even pork. They treat and sell rawhide like that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2012 13:14:51 GMT -5
I am pretty sure it is pork, the pet store I bought it from claims they don't stock anything in rawhide ever because it can be dangerous even for dogs.
I'm still not sure about it though. I might just have to order chew sticks from Amazon.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2012 14:27:50 GMT -5
If you ever buy a hunk of pork shoulder or something with raw pork skin, you could cut it up and dry it out In the fridge or dehydrate it . I don't know if bully sticks are okay for ferrets, but they might be worth a shot as well
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2012 15:00:12 GMT -5
Well I offered him the pork chew thing, he didn't really care for it. I put some seal oil on it, and he just licked that off and went to play with his toys.
I'm going to order some n-bone chew sticks I've heard most ferrets like them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2012 17:05:25 GMT -5
Just so you know, my fuzz would have nothing to do with n-bones OR the new zupreem natural ferret chew sticks. No one liked them at all. However, they LOVED foamy fries. I got mine from www.ferretdepot.com and they are the texture of foam rubber (and we all know fuzzies like to chew on that stuff), but they are 100% digestible. Good luck, hope your fuzz likes the n-bones!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2012 6:53:29 GMT -5
My ferrets go nuts for the chicken n-bone sticks. Whenever they hear ANY bag rattle, they all come running up to me. I usually would tear mine in thirds, as only three of the ferrets would eat it, and I didn't want them filling up on junk. However, now we split it into 2s since we lost one ferret.
We also use the Super Chews, but my guys rarely eat those. They only like the chicken flavored ones.
As someone else suggested, make your own. Very easy and then you KNOW what comes in them. I forget the exact temp but it was 375 or 325 in the oven all night or for at LEAST 4-8 hours. Depends on the meat and thickness.
Just cut the meat into slices, lay on baking sheet, let cook overnight...and in the morning you have dried meat treats. I buy a huge package of boneless skinless chicken breasts for under $5 at Walmart. Usually has about 10 breasts.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2012 10:03:47 GMT -5
Watch those Walmart (actually many) packaged dried meat strips. Most are imported from China and have been attributed with mysterious pet deaths. I've stopped using them. Dry my own as well as freeze dry myself. Cheaper and I know the meat sources. Don't give your ferrets smoked or flavored treats. Lean meat strips ¼" thick or less, 1" wide overnight @ 150 will dry well. Same thickness but 1" square laid on wax paper in the frost free freezer will freeze dry in several days.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2012 12:07:30 GMT -5
Omg. I definitely meant to type 125 or 175.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2012 6:58:21 GMT -5
[/IMG][/quote]lol I figured. I ham going to try this if I can find any cheap chicken. The frozen chicken I buy for myself costs like $12 for 900grams around 4-5pieces. THe fresh chicken (I was looking because I wanted to treat myself..) costs like $12 for two chicken breasts. (I am broke and didn't get any.) I am thinking of ordering this though Tri Pom Chews Chicken JerkyIt's basically just chicken cut into strips and dried in the oven like you suggested. I think that based on the price of chicken here, it might actually just be cheaper to order this from them.
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Post by Sherry on Aug 5, 2012 10:27:48 GMT -5
When I hear "chicken jerky" these days, I have a knee jerk reaction to check them out. These guys appear to be safe from Chinese imports! Which is a nice change
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2012 11:10:55 GMT -5
my boy Cocoa likes to chew ( eat ) Bravo bonus bites turkey - Crumps naturals beef (www.crumps.ca) caledon,ontario - Grandma Lucy's pork freeze dried treats - I believe these are 100% meat - I give as a treat - sometimes I dip it in water and then they take it and chew it
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2012 13:21:46 GMT -5
My kids love n-bones. They are soy-based though (if I am remembering correctly) so not the best on a regular basis. I gave up on those and bought some dehydrated turkey from HareToday. What do you guys think about the Foamy Fries that halblingfrau mentioned? ferretdepot.com lists ingredients as follows: Fuzzys' Foamy Fries - Raisin Ingredients: Animal protein, vegetable glycerol, dicalcium phosphate, beef base, and caramel color. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein, (Min) ......40.0 % Crude Fat, (Min) ..........0.0 % Crude Fiber, (Max) ........1.0 % Moisture, (Max) ...........30.0 % Ash, (Max) .................5.0 % I avoided them in the past because I didn't want to encourage chewing on rubbery/foamy stuff...haha
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Post by Sherry on Aug 5, 2012 14:52:38 GMT -5
I tend to stay far away from anything like that, but that's me ;D I find mine are happy with dehydrated or freeze dried meat treats, or even just some fresh meat slivered and hand fed.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2012 16:07:31 GMT -5
I don't give treats really. Pumpkin and oil are a great 'treats' in their mind and that's how I like it (so nail trimmings an emergencies aren't so stressful).
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