cat food / dog food

[the rabbit catcher 0]

i feed mine mostly rabbits but sometimes porrige

[shepp 2,285]

No I was not saying I am an expert but I have actually studied into ferrets and have qualifications which is probably more than you can say. But I didn't even say that. I was actually just trying to give some opinions but it seems like you are the one which apparantly seems best tjones3862 and are you realy that sad to stoop to a level to pick on people on a forum about spelling. You obviously don't give a crap about your animals and I certainly would give you one. We are actually work our ferrets to you know nothing about us but obviously think you do. We are breeders who actually care about how and what is being breed and rehome ferrets out of our own pockets due to wankers like you. You ruin this forum for people who actually want to use it for what it is meant for. I certainly am not using it anymore. At least I take the effort to actually put some helpful info on here unlike your repeated comments of what a load of shit. For the people who generally want to use this forum I feel sorry that you have to contend with these wankers but Im not wasting my time with them. Hope you find out what you need. By the way there is plenty of other ferret forums on the web that you can get help from without these wankers and their stupid comments. As to the original posting I suggest you do your own research into it as your not going to get much help on here but personally even though it comes out of our own pocket and I am full time with them we will only ever feed a good ferret biscuit with plenty of fresh meat.

 

You sound like a right prat.

[shepp 2,285]

I've had ferrets since I was a kid and that was too long ago to want to remember.

I feed mine whole carcass or pet mince, cat biscuit is always available to them, prefer whole carcass because it provides bone and fur to clean the teeth and scour the gut.

I've kept ferrets that have often lived into thier teens....so whats the adverse

long term effect of feeding complete cat food?

I'm also a founder member of a long established ferret rescue society and I've also seen the results of NO food so I believe even cheap cat food is better than nothing. Consequently I don't breed ferrets ALL mine are ALWAYS rescues.

And I've judged ferrets at shows that have known nothing but complete of some kind or other and apart from teeth problems with the older ferrets, have been in good condition .

I haven't "studied into ferrets" but I've lived with them most of my life and find that my feeding regime is successful.

As for "good ferret bisciut" I doubt that such an un-natural diet ,because of the ingrediants, could be described as that whether it's a dog, cat, goldfish or ferret.

However, I do think it's better described as making the very best of a bad deal and in the case of complete foods that's the best you can ask for

 

Complete diets in general don't float my boat .. i switched my dogs from complete food to an all meat diet 12 months ago & the difference is unbelievable .. as said in the other post the ferrets have been on all meat for years ...

 

Most of the foods claim to be the best .. but do we really know if its just compressed sawdust were feeding our animal's ?

 

Who understands the listings on the packets & if certain things come in certain orders for a reason .. i gave up a long time ago worrying about what dry foods the best.. imo meat is best & thats what they get

 

Hope you're not turning into a BARF fascist Kay.

[Kay 3,709]

I've had ferrets since I was a kid and that was too long ago to want to remember.

I feed mine whole carcass or pet mince, cat biscuit is always available to them, prefer whole carcass because it provides bone and fur to clean the teeth and scour the gut.

I've kept ferrets that have often lived into thier teens....so whats the adverse

long term effect of feeding complete cat food?

I'm also a founder member of a long established ferret rescue society and I've also seen the results of NO food so I believe even cheap cat food is better than nothing. Consequently I don't breed ferrets ALL mine are ALWAYS rescues.

And I've judged ferrets at shows that have known nothing but complete of some kind or other and apart from teeth problems with the older ferrets, have been in good condition .

I haven't "studied into ferrets" but I've lived with them most of my life and find that my feeding regime is successful.

As for "good ferret bisciut" I doubt that such an un-natural diet ,because of the ingrediants, could be described as that whether it's a dog, cat, goldfish or ferret.

However, I do think it's better described as making the very best of a bad deal and in the case of complete foods that's the best you can ask for

 

Complete diets in general don't float my boat .. i switched my dogs from complete food to an all meat diet 12 months ago & the difference is unbelievable .. as said in the other post the ferrets have been on all meat for years ...

 

Most of the foods claim to be the best .. but do we really know if its just compressed sawdust were feeding our animal's ?

 

Who understands the listings on the packets & if certain things come in certain orders for a reason .. i gave up a long time ago worrying about what dry foods the best.. imo meat is best & thats what they get

 

Hope you're not turning into a BARF fascist Kay.

 

No & i will be honest if i hadn't seen the differences then i would have got them back on one of the complete foods as feeding what i do costs a fortune compared to the dry food :laugh:

[Malt 379]

No I was not saying I am an expert but I have actually studied into ferrets and have qualifications which is probably more than you can say. But I didn't even say that. I was actually just trying to give some opinions but it seems like you are the one which apparantly seems best tjones3862 and are you realy that sad to stoop to a level to pick on people on a forum about spelling. You obviously don't give a crap about your animals and I certainly would give you one. We are actually work our ferrets to you know nothing about us but obviously think you do. We are breeders who actually care about how and what is being breed and rehome ferrets out of our own pockets due to wankers like you. You ruin this forum for people who actually want to use it for what it is meant for. I certainly am not using it anymore. At least I take the effort to actually put some helpful info on here unlike your repeated comments of what a load of shit. For the people who generally want to use this forum I feel sorry that you have to contend with these wankers but Im not wasting my time with them. Hope you find out what you need. By the way there is plenty of other ferret forums on the web that you can get help from without these wankers and their stupid comments. As to the original posting I suggest you do your own research into it as your not going to get much help on here but personally even though it comes out of our own pocket and I am full time with them we will only ever feed a good ferret biscuit with plenty of fresh meat.

 

Just out of curiosity, what type of ferrets do you breed?

 

That superiority complex of yours is unreal, why don't you feck off back up onto your moral high ground and leave the likes of us lowly, uneducated ferret abusers in peace...

 

People like you get right on my tits, coming over all moral about abandoned ferrets while in the same paragraph admitting to being a 'breeder', churning out litter after litter to line your own pockets..

 

[Leeview 791]

ferret-land can you enlighten myself as to these qualifications you have regarding ferrets? Please

You claim that the likes of people on here pass on their ferrets to you and your rescue/breeding establishment there are 2 pinned topics at the top of this forum for members to pass on their surplus stock which seem quite adequate

Your comments about enlightening us what you feed your ferret? and where we are going wrong Now feeding a complete ferret food and meat Does nt that unbalance their diet? with far too much protein intake? Ever heard protein poisoning?

A quick Google found that:Venison has 34%protein 6.5%fat

Pheasant " 30% " 9% "

Rabbit " 27% " 8% "

Chicken " 26% " 12% "

Pigeon " 13% " 13.5%"

So why do these manufacturers reckon ferret food needs such a high content of Protein? IMO its because its coming from a lower source of protein therefore has to be bulked up

Y.I.S Leeview

[tb25 4,627]

i give dry amd meat but feck me when on dry they shit for england real runny to

[shepp 2,285]

ferret-land can you enlighten myself as to these qualifications you have regarding ferrets? Please

You claim that the likes of people on here pass on their ferrets to you and your rescue/breeding establishment there are 2 pinned topics at the top of this forum for members to pass on their surplus stock which seem quite adequate

Your comments about enlightening us what you feed your ferret? and where we are going wrong Now feeding a complete ferret food and meat Does nt that unbalance their diet? with far too much protein intake? Ever heard protein poisoning?

A quick Google found that:Venison has 34%protein 6.5%fat

Pheasant " 30% " 9% "

Rabbit " 27% " 8% "

Chicken " 26% " 12% "

Pigeon " 13% " 13.5%"

So why do these manufacturers reckon ferret food needs such a high content of Protein? IMO its because its coming from a lower source of protein therefore has to be bulked up

Y.I.S Leeview

 

I wonder if moisture content is taken into account with these percentages?

Meat will have a far higher moisture content than kibble.

[Jamie m 668]

For the atention of feretland , or should I say pedelars , a feret rescue hay , not riping into you but come on , you sell ferrets , you sell ferrets young and old none of which are neuterd , you also breed ferrets , and then sell them on without nuetering , are you a registerd charity????? Surely coming on here and riping into folks who keep working ferrets and like to have a chat about welfare is wrong in your eyes but don't start puting folk down when you are just ading to your problems by pedeling ferrets without nuetering , no ofence ,

[Jamie m 668]

Oh and before you rip into me for my speling don't bother l ain't botherd ,

[Malt 379]

For the atention of feretland , or should I say pedelars , a feret rescue hay , not riping into you but come on , you sell ferrets , you sell ferrets young and old none of which are neuterd , you also breed ferrets , and then sell them on without nuetering , are you a registerd charity????? Surely coming on here and riping into folks who keep working ferrets and like to have a chat about welfare is wrong in your eyes but don't start puting folk down when you are just ading to your problems by pedeling ferrets without nuetering , no ofence ,

 

Why no offence buddy? I'm offended by the nature of his/her posts... I've lost count of the times on here when one of these know it alls join up here and start dictating & tarring all working ferret keepers with the same brush, trying to speak down to the masses from a self perceived position of high authority.

 

So what if they've taken in ferrets of young lads who drift in and out of the sport and loose interest. I'd say a large percentage of us have taken more than a few in over the years and rehomed them due to various reasons, I certainly have.

 

I'm not saying there isn't a place for rescue centres, but I reckon more ferrets find decent homes though decent, working ferret keepers than all of these self appointed rescues combined...

[KittleRox 2,147]

For the atention of feretland , or should I say pedelars , a feret rescue hay , not riping into you but come on , you sell ferrets , you sell ferrets young and old none of which are neuterd , you also breed ferrets , and then sell them on without nuetering , are you a registerd charity????? Surely coming on here and riping into folks who keep working ferrets and like to have a chat about welfare is wrong in your eyes but don't start puting folk down when you are just ading to your problems by pedeling ferrets without nuetering , no ofence ,

 

Why no offence buddy? I'm offended by the nature of his/her posts... I've lost count of the times on here when one of these know it alls join up here and start dictating & tarring all working ferret with the same brush, trying to speak down to the masses from a self perceived position of high authority.

 

So what if they've taken in ferrets of young lads who drift in and out of the sport and loose interest. I'd say a large percentage of us have taken more than a few in over the years and rehomed them due to various reasons, I certainly have.

 

I'm not saying there isn't a place for rescue centres, but I reckon more ferrets find decent homes though decent, working ferret keepers than all of these self appointed rescues combined...

[joe14 98]

Thats something I was shocked at ferret-land I have to say. You call yourself a rescue but you breed (isnt that defeating the object).

You also seem to be handing out ferrets willy nilly, none of them are neutered (most peoples opinions of a good rescue is that they

neuter every single one they rehome). You are also selling cages WITH ferrets to any Tom, Dick & Harry it seems!

Edited December 7, 2010 by joe14

[adammubu 0]

I havn't got the luxury of giving them rabbits yet, due to no ferret finder or permission.. yet.

But untill then, what cat food would any of you reccomend? Im feeding them alpha or jwb atm.

would like to see the difference.

cheers, Adam.

[Malt 379]

How many ferrets have you got mate? I can keep my 3 jills going for a week with a bag of frozen value assorted chicken portions from the supermarket. Just under £3 for a big bag full.