My ferrets eating raw

Jake and Jasper eating a chicken leg.

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[pinkapacheprincess]

i have 1 ferret if i feed him 1chicken leg this size is this enuf 4 one day or should i feed him two? or somingthin else maybe a liil small 4this 2nd meal? thanks

[bluemoose08]

@pinkapacheprincess Your ferret should probably eat at least twice a day. Ferrets have very fast digestion so within a few hours of eating his stomach will be empty again. Also keep in mind that a raw diet should not be just meat. A balanced raw diet is approximately 80% meat, 10% raw bone, 5% liver, and 5% other organs. For more info on whole prey and raw diets for ferrets, check out the Holistic Ferret Forum.

[chelsea00133]

@bluemoose08 the Holistic ferret forum is great :) They helped me switch my ferts to raw.

[chelsea00133]

@pinkapacheprincess For ferrets, twice a day is usually best. They have fast digestion, so within about 3 hours after eating it comes out the other end, which means their stomach will be compltely empty till the next day.

My boys get a little crabby if they don't get their breakfast LOL

Also remember chicken alone is not a sutible raw diet, they need variety (thats where all the different nutrients comes from).

[HeatForce]

so how often do u have to feed them?

[chelsea00133]

Every day, morning and night. But they dont have food available 24/7 like they do when their fed kibble. 2 meals a day is fine, they would probably be ok with one meal if it was really big, like a rabbit a couple rats.

[RayvenMoon84]

How do I know? Because every kibble fed dog I had growing up left something in the garden or at the back patio door at one point or another.

-Three road runners

-20+ sand lizards

-12 pigeons

-15 ground squirrels

-One skunk when we were on vacation

-Deer fawn same vacation

Domestic animals are still animals and a carnivore is still a carnivore even when fed from a bag.

[RayvenMoon84]

@icbroozer You do know Ferrets are carnivores right? You do know that even kibble fed ferrets, cats and dogs hunt down and kill prey type animals like birds, rabbits, mice etc RIGHT? Feeding a Cat/Dog/Ferret in no way shape or form turns them into hunter. Nor does it wake up long dead instinct to go and hunt down fresh live prey. Domestication never took those instincts away from them.

[TheMasterFerrets]

@bluemoose08 soo for a week i feed it like chicken or rabbit bone then the other week liver and the other organs and then all over agian or what ?

[wolfstardoberman]

Awww Your DEW makes me miss my Silly sooo much! When I get another ferret it will be on a completely prey model raw diet like my dogs :)

[friskypepe]

My ferret only wants to eat dog food!!!! :(

[dreamera1]

@chelsea00133 so, ferrets need rats/meat everyday? thanks! my answer has been answered XD (don't worry I don't have ferrets yet)

[FerretingAround]

Where do you get your meat from?

[MagnetMagicGirl]

@TheMegaMrMiniMan you can't MAKE them do anything... try showing them that you're responsible enough to care for them... and do your homework... it helps. =)

[MagnetMagicGirl]

they're just like "nom nom nom nom nom thank you thank you nom nom nom nom nom nom i love you nom nom nom nom nom

[TeamSicoticReverse]

They were tearin that chicken up gettin mine in a week

[tpfastback]

This vid needs that hamster nom nom song! LOL I'm starting the switch on my ferts tonight! YAY!!

[TheTaratee]

@liljordan580 most ferrets wont sit still to eat, thats why feeding dens are a good idea mine run off and leave their leftovers in boxes adn revisit during the day to nibble on it