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That's a new one on me. How exactly does Garlic do that then? I know onions are meant to be bad for them. Droid, check out these links: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cl...;articleid=2414 (note that the toxic dose is "unknown". ) http://www.vetcontact.com/en/art.php?a=711&t= http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/garlic.php Personally I like garlic and use it a lot in my cooking, but it isn't a wise selection for dogs or cats and definitely not ferrets. with the very small amount of blood in a ferret to begin with- I'd hate to see one suffe

Looks like a great first day! Cheers, Kim

OH dear! I surely wouldn't want to be in the same vehicle with your dogs! can't even imagine the smell they must make! :sick: Dogs might be able to handle garlic and onions- but vegetables aren't good selections for ferrets and garlic can cause anemia. I have to agree that a natural diet of whole prey is best for the ferrets and if you can't do that raw meaty bones - don't have to be minced- the ferret's teeth do a fine job! Cheers, Kim

Nice haul! Looks like your ferret is claiming her prize! Cheers, Kim

Well that explains why I can't find any rabbit warrens around here- the rabbits are in the trees! Looked like a good day! Cheers, Kim

My natural fed ferrets get fed twice a day -morning and evening with sometimes some hand fed treats offered midday if I am home or late evening. Cheers, Kim

Awesome shots! Indie looks like he is right in step with the rabbit in so many of the pix! That's a great shot of the three running across the field. Rabbit and Indie mid air, matched stride for stride and the other dog catching up! Indie's got intensity written all over him! Great job! Cheers, Kim

Raw fed ferrets routinely eat bones- they 'll not eat all of the bigger bones from chicken or rabbit like leg and thigh bones; but practically every other bone is easily devoured. Bones are very high in protein and themarrow is full of fat, not to mention the calcium and phosphorous and other minerals. Cheers, Kim

Para, Were the youngsters the only ones you took? Or did you bring along a veteran or two to show them the ropes? If it was just the youngsters- four rabbits seems liek a pretty decent haul for their first time out! Glad to see them working out for you! Cheers, Kim

offer her some high fat foods and she'd likely benfit from more calcium & phosphorous too(bones). Raw chicken backs are very high in fat and have easy to eat bones that should help bring her back up to par. Cheers, Kim

Nice pix! Like your hutch set up! Do you find your ferrets use the salt wheels much at all? Didn't think ferrets used salt licks- thought that was more of a hamster necessity. Your ferrets are looking great! Cheers, Kim

I was diagnosed with allergy related asthma too and my Dr. told me I needed to live in a bubble! I told her she needed to get me really good drugs! She did! I am NOT about to give up the lifestyle and the companions that keep me happy just so I can live a long miserable life! If you'd install proper indoor plumbed toilets for your ferrets- you wouldn't suffer so! Cheers, Kim

I raise my own mice to feed to the ferrets. The colony isn't self sufficient yet- well not enough to actually FEED six ferrets; just gives them a good treat once or twice a week. But maybe in a couple months that will turn around. Just had almost 40 pups born so far this month and more does due to whelp this week! I've tried setting out live traps for mice in the barn, but so far, the barn mice are too smart. The live traps I set in the house to catch the escaped mice, well the domestic mice are very willing to walk into the trap! Mice are very nutritious for ferrets! Cheers, Kim

Awesome shots! You guys get to have ALL the fun don't ya? I am definitely jealous! Can't hardly imagine scaring up 60 rabbits in one small area! They must breed like, well, rabbits over there! Very impressive! Cheers, Kim

Some pix of my "indoor hunters": Cheers, Kim