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Post by Sherry on Sept 25, 2012 19:04:42 GMT -5
Since we have a number of newer members joining the forum as longer term raw feeders, we are more than willing to change your status to "Raw Feeder" as long as you are willing to post a weekly menu of what you are feeding.
The reason for this is not because we believe YOU don't know what you are doing, but simply to reinforce to others who aren't as experienced just how important balance is in a diet. And this forum is all about giving a ferret as natural and healthy a lifestyle as is possible, including what is fed.
It's also for those who may feed raw, but perhaps the diet isn't as balanced as it should be and they may not realize it.
So please don't feel insulted if we insist on you posting this menu, nor if we make some suggestions on how it could be improved.
Please write your menu out in the format of:
Monday: I feed this
Tuesday: I feed that
Etc for the week.
Thank you.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2012 9:47:32 GMT -5
As promised ages ago mine:
Monday - Bone meals x 2
Tuesday - Heart, bone meal
Wednesday - Kidney (other organs if I can get them), Bone meal
Thursday - Bone meals x 2
Friday - Liver, heart/other muscle meats
Saturday - Boney meat
Sunday - Whole prey, extra boney meat if needed (for quantity)
My boney meals are a mixture of chicken wings and scrap meat from the butcher with plenty of consumable bone - beef/ox, lamb and pork. The bones are naturally the smaller ones or small pieces so they can eat them well - non weight bearing bones. Any other meats I happen to see, or a rabbit carcass etc if so happens (as opposed to a whole rabbit).
Whole prey is largely day old chicks and also mice of varying ages, hence topped up with consumable bone meals if needed - also had a whole cockerel, rabbits, or whatever else I can get.
Hope that sounds ok!
Gemma
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Post by Sherry on Oct 23, 2012 21:14:30 GMT -5
Looks good to me!
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Post by sierratheferret on Oct 23, 2012 23:44:01 GMT -5
Just a suggestion, maybe we can get a title like "Raw feeder in Training" title hahahaha! Like people like me  for those getting there~  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2012 0:03:50 GMT -5
I like that!  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2012 8:23:54 GMT -5
Yay! Thanks  |
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Post by Sherry on Oct 24, 2012 9:45:51 GMT -5
Thanks for that "kick in the butt" sierraferret  I already had one, but simply forgot to change it for everyone  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2012 9:56:41 GMT -5
Yay! Thanks for the status!  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2012 10:08:49 GMT -5
i love the idea of raw feeder in training |
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Post by sierratheferret on Oct 24, 2012 11:57:10 GMT -5
Thanks for that "kick in the butt" sierraferret I already had one, but simply forgot to change it for everyone Yahoooo! I like my new student title.. Feels shiny! Somehow when i see the word student, first thing that comes to my mind is Hogwarts. PLUS im looking at melcabral's siggy LMAO!  hahahahah! Its sokay Sherry! We forget these things once in awhile!! ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2013 9:50:53 GMT -5
this reminds me to post mine, as I've adapted it! Monday: AM: turkey neck PM: chicken wings Tuesday: AM: liver PM: turkey wings Wednesday: AM: chicken necks PM: beef chunks Thursday: AM: kidney PM: turkey wings Friday: AM: chicken necks PM: pork chunks Saturday: AM: lamb chunks PM: turkey necks Sunday: AM: chicken wings PM: heart hope it's still balanced and hopefully I can get my raw feeder status |
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Post by Sherry on Apr 10, 2013 9:52:46 GMT -5
How much of the bone in the turkey wings are they actually eating?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2013 9:54:27 GMT -5
all! miniature monsters
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Post by Sherry on Apr 10, 2013 10:01:05 GMT -5
All right! Looks good to me |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2013 10:07:10 GMT -5
yay! thank you. and I still cleaver all my meat/bones into chunks, so that's probably why they can eat them
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I already had one, but simply forgot to change it for everyone