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Hi everone, I just got my first ferret (her name is Snoo) a week ago. She is 14 weeks old. I've read on various sites about ferrets needing to eat meat... but so far Snoo has turned up her nose at any meat I have offered her. All she wants it seems is high protien cat biscuits, cooked scrambled eggs, and egg yolks mixed with lactose free cream. Is she too young for meat maybe? Or should I just let her get hungrier till she gives in and eats it? I gave her some roo meat and some chicken meat this morning - when she wouldn't touch them I wrapped them up in glad wrap and put them back in the fridge and let her go hungry (except for a very small serve of lactose free milk). Tonight I presented the meat to her again and its the same result. I'm not sure if its a good idea to let her go hungry again tonight and try again in the morning with the meat or if I should just give in and give her the dry food so she isn't starving? How far can I push it without it being bad for her? :S Hope someone can offer some advice please. Cheers, Ash. |
 Thu 19 Feb 09 @ 11:50 pm
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Ash, At 14 weeks most ferrets will eat everything. You may find that she is filling up on the cream and egg yolk - this is a meal in itself for a ferret. Take the biscuits and milk away and only give her the meat. If you can, find out what she had been eating. If she was raised on biscuits and milk (not a good diet) then she will not know what meat is. Try putting small pieces in her mouth so that she gets the taste of it. Don't let her go too long wihtout eating, but if she has access to meat and gets hungry then you will find that she will eat. Try leaving her over night with only the meat in the cage and see what happens. |
Lynda [ member #395 ]
Sat 21 Feb 09 @ 9:31 pm
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we feed our kits cut up chicken necks mixed wid roo meat, in separate bowl some cat biscuits...and then every second day a egg yolk mixed wid lactose-free milk, so they are still getting their calcium. A diet consisting solely of meat is not recommended as it is deficient in calcium. |
Coralee & Michael [ member #373 ]
Tanya [ member #373 ]
Thu 03 Dec 09 @ 1:15 pm
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