Feeding carcass to ferrets

[rob190364 2,594]

I know it sounds daft as ferrets would obviously eat rabbits in the wild but am I ok giving ferrets whole rabbit carcasses to eat or is it risky with bones etc? I'm assuming I'd be OK doing this? I'm thinking of cutting the rabbit into sections and freezing it so I can just thaw out a section and feed them with it each day.

[Kay 3,709]

Whole carcass is by far the best to feed , bones and all

[runforyourlife 361]

You couldnt give your ferret any better food than full animals, wether it be bird, sqirrel, rabbit, hare, chicken etc. You stated the obvious in your question, "ferrets eat animals in the wild...

[theferreter 311]

throw it in whole mate i would gut an skin but incase the rabbit has worms or fleas

[pencoed hunter 7]

Mine just had one now. Just throw it in whole I would skin it and probly gut it as mine don't like the guts and wont touch em lol

[The one 8,473]

Whole fresh carcesses are the way to go but i take the guts out

[pigeon640 0]

I know it sounds daft as ferrets would obviously eat rabbits in the wild but am I ok giving ferrets whole rabbit carcasses to eat or is it risky with bones etc? I'm assuming I'd be OK doing this? I'm thinking of cutting the rabbit into sections and freezing it so I can just thaw out a section and feed them with it each day.

hi rob

 

depnds on how many ferrets your feeding with a hole rabbit, as if your feeding a hole rabbit guts in, in mid summer there is a risk of the meat going off before be eaten and this mite cause food poisoning to out furry friends

so your idea of freeze and thaw is a good one if ferrets are not dinning together

 

i always gut in summer but normaly feed a hole rabbit in winter between 2 ferrets and have no problems

 

hope this helps you a little

 

cheers colin

Edited November 13, 2009 by pigeon640

[runforyourlife 361]

I know it sounds daft as ferrets would obviously eat rabbits in the wild but am I ok giving ferrets whole rabbit carcasses to eat or is it risky with bones etc? I'm assuming I'd be OK doing this? I'm thinking of cutting the rabbit into sections and freezing it so I can just thaw out a section and feed them with it each day.

hi rob

 

depnds on how many ferrets your feeding with a hole rabbit, as if your feeding a hole rabbit guts in, in mid summer there is a risk of the meat going off before be eaten and this mite cause food poisoning to out furry friends

so your idea of freeze and thaw is a good one if ferrets are not dinning together

 

i always gut in summer but normaly feed a hole rabbit in winter between 2 ferrets and have no problems

 

hope this helps you a little

 

cheers colin

 

 

Are you haveing a laugh! Food poisoning..............

[pigeon640 0]

double posted sorry

Edited November 15, 2009 by pigeon640

[pigeon640 0]

I know it sounds daft as ferrets would obviously eat rabbits in the wild but am I ok giving ferrets whole rabbit carcasses to eat or is it risky with bones etc? I'm assuming I'd be OK doing this? I'm thinking of cutting the rabbit into sections and freezing it so I can just thaw out a section and feed them with it each day.

hi rob

 

depnds on how many ferrets your feeding with a hole rabbit, as if your feeding a hole rabbit guts in, in mid summer there is a risk of the meat going off before be eaten and this mite cause food poisoning to out furry friends

so your idea of freeze and thaw is a good one if ferrets are not dinning together

 

i always gut in summer but normaly feed a hole rabbit in winter between 2 ferrets and have no problems

 

hope this helps you a little

 

cheers colin

 

 

Are you haveing a laugh! Food poisoning..............

no why ??? imo in the summer if a rabbit is left in the hutch or a few dys in mid summer the meat will taint and if the fuzzy has nothing else it will eat it and could cause food poisoning because in the wild they would naturaly move on to something fresh but being cooped up in a hutch they are t our mercey lots of people post opened my hutch this morning ferret is dead there has to b e some reason and imo this caan be one off them

 

 

if you think they cant get it please tell me your version mate

 

cheers colin

[Marksman 934]

I know it sounds daft as ferrets would obviously eat rabbits in the wild but am I ok giving ferrets whole rabbit carcasses to eat or is it risky with bones etc? I'm assuming I'd be OK doing this? I'm thinking of cutting the rabbit into sections and freezing it so I can just thaw out a section and feed them with it each day.

hi rob

 

depnds on how many ferrets your feeding with a hole rabbit, as if your feeding a hole rabbit guts in, in mid summer there is a risk of the meat going off before be eaten and this mite cause food poisoning to out furry friends

so your idea of freeze and thaw is a good one if ferrets are not dinning together

 

i always gut in summer but normaly feed a hole rabbit in winter between 2 ferrets and have no problems

 

hope this helps you a little

 

cheers colin

 

 

Are you haveing a laugh! Food poisoning..............

no why ??? imo in the summer if a rabbit is left in the hutch or a few dys in mid summer the meat will taint and if the fuzzy has nothing else it will eat it and could cause food poisoning because in the wild they would naturaly move on to something fresh but being cooped up in a hutch they are t our mercey lots of people post opened my hutch this morning ferret is dead there has to b e some reason and imo this caan be one off them

 

 

if you think they cant get it please tell me your version mate

 

cheers colin

 

 

a fair point in my opinion, either that or you get fly infestation and maggots.

Mine wont eat full carcass no matter how long I leave it in, whether I gut and skin it or not so I have the painstaking task of stripping them.

 

Darryl

[pigeon640 0]

I know it sounds daft as ferrets would obviously eat rabbits in the wild but am I ok giving ferrets whole rabbit carcasses to eat or is it risky with bones etc? I'm assuming I'd be OK doing this? I'm thinking of cutting the rabbit into sections and freezing it so I can just thaw out a section and feed them with it each day.

hi rob

 

depnds on how many ferrets your feeding with a hole rabbit, as if your feeding a hole rabbit guts in, in mid summer there is a risk of the meat going off before be eaten and this mite cause food poisoning to out furry friends

so your idea of freeze and thaw is a good one if ferrets are not dinning together

 

i always gut in summer but normaly feed a hole rabbit in winter between 2 ferrets and have no problems

 

hope this helps you a little

 

 

cheers colin

cheers colin

 

 

Are you haveing a laugh! Food poisoning..............

 

 

 

whats going on mate ferret got your tongue ??

 

colin

Edited November 15, 2009 by pigeon640

[Edgar 1]

Ferrets are prone to food poisoning especially botulism.

[FISHINGJIM 0]

I know it sounds daft as ferrets would obviously eat rabbits in the wild but am I ok giving ferrets whole rabbit carcasses to eat or is it risky with bones etc? I'm assuming I'd be OK doing this? I'm thinking of cutting the rabbit into sections and freezing it so I can just thaw out a section and feed them with it each day.

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU COULD GIVE THEM MATE IVE BEEN FEEDING MINE WHOLE RABBITS FOR YEARS THEY GET A LOT OF RUFFAGE OUT OF THE BONES FUR ETC SAME AS THEY WOULD NATURALLY IN THE WILD BUT NOT FROM ANY FOOD YOU GET FROM THE SHOP .ALTHOUGH I DO GIVE MINE A MIXTURE OF SHOP BOUGHT AND KILLS.