Coneytrappr 30 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 get new stock because if they wont eat it they wont hunt it That is bullshit. The most reliable jill I ever had never ate rabbit even once. She simply didn't recognise it as food. But she accounted for a great many and was pretty beneficial as she would never sit on a kill. And if you actually think there's a benefit to replacing stock frequently? Anyway, I think I know what's going on. You mentioned them having dry food? A lot of ferrets will choose dry food over fresh meat. It's like a 12 year old choosing McDonald's over vegetables and steak. If they have both available at once and have developed a taste for dry, they will tend to leave the rabbit. Mine did something along those lines once when I first tried dry- no matter how I gave it to them it would be left. I removed the dry and they went back to flesh once they realised that there was no option. Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 get new stock because if they wont eat it they wont hunt it That is bullshit. The most reliable jill I ever had never ate rabbit even once. She simply didn't recognise it as food. But she accounted for a great many and was pretty beneficial as she would never sit on a kill. And if you actually think there's a benefit to replacing stock frequently? Anyway, I think I know what's going on. You mentioned them having dry food? A lot of ferrets will choose dry food over fresh meat. It's like a 12 year old choosing McDonald's over vegetables and steak. If they have both available at once and have developed a taste for dry, they will tend to leave the rabbit. Mine did something along those lines once when I first tried dry- no matter how I gave it to them it would be left. I removed the dry and they went back to flesh once they realised that there was no option. cheers for that pal ill give that a bash Quote Link to post
auld salmon 28 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 (edited) get new stock because if they wont eat it they wont hunt it do you know anythink about ferrets or hunting you must have no respect for your ferrets if you keep getting rid Edited January 15, 2010 by auld salmon Quote Link to post
auld salmon 28 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 has the rabbit gone off when i gave mine a rabbit the ate the whole thing in 2 days then after a while it took about five days then i gave them dry for a while and they were okay again but now they get lamb too or roadkill pheasant its like you eating the same think every meal just change every once in a while mine will eat the whole rabbit mabe a few of the leg bones left Quote Link to post
j davies 8 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 get new stock because if they wont eat it they wont hunt it my ferrets never eat rabbits ever they only get dry food all year round and they work so well what i find is they do less kills in the holes. got a young one from last year and she is one of the best i ever had never been feb rabbite or had a skin Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 cheers for the comments the lamping ferreter hasent a clue :wallbash: no respect a tall for the animals he works f*****g clown :boxing: Quote Link to post
pink head 28 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 my ferrets have stoped eating rabbit the only way they eat it is if its cut up into small bits they used 2 strip the whole carcass very strange has this happened 2 anyboby else cheers folks atb theferreter mine taking time 2 eat too Quote Link to post
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