ferret food

[martnmagik 68]

can i feed pigglets to my ferrets? the farmer next door gave me some and said he could give me a steady supply of them for my ferrets if i wanted them. ive never fed them this before so was wondering if i could or not. they eat rabbit pheasant etc but like i say never fed this before and dont know if it would harm them.what do you think?

[mattydski 560]

Ive never fed pork to my ferrets.... I wouldn't do it...

 

I cant tell you why, but something in the back of my mind says not too.....

[martnmagik 68]

  On 29/12/2010 at 12:18, mattydski said:

Ive never fed pork to my ferrets.... I wouldn't do it...

 

I cant tell you why, but something in the back of my mind says not too.....

this is why im asking mate i dont feed it to my dog either but something is just say dont feed to ferrets either but thught id just ask

[KittleRox 2,147]

  On 29/12/2010 at 12:21, martnmagik said:

  On 29/12/2010 at 12:18, mattydski said:

Ive never fed pork to my ferrets.... I wouldn't do it...

 

I cant tell you why, but something in the back of my mind says not too.....

this is why im asking mate i dont feed it to my dog either but something is just say dont feed to ferrets either but thught id just ask

Something tells me no as well not regular anyway,thinking about it though maybe just the heads for the ferrets and the rest for your tea,

[martnmagik 68]

  On 29/12/2010 at 12:30, roxy said:

  On 29/12/2010 at 12:21, martnmagik said:

  On 29/12/2010 at 12:18, mattydski said:

Ive never fed pork to my ferrets.... I wouldn't do it...

 

I cant tell you why, but something in the back of my mind says not too.....

this is why im asking mate i dont feed it to my dog either but something is just say dont feed to ferrets either but thught id just ask

Something tells me no as well not regular anyway,thinking about it though maybe just the heads for the ferrets and the rest for your tea,

ha ha ha it crossed my mind but they dont look to have a great deal of meat on them. i was thinking more of using them for maggots for fishing if the stinkers cant have them

[DogMagic 461]

I feed my dogs a lot of pork. They enjoy it and they are all fit and healthy. I get random lumps of meat and bone off my local butcher for the dogs. If i run out of rabbits i dont hesitate to give them some of the dogs munch and im sure they have had pork before. There all still happy and healthy. I dont see any reason for not feeding them on pork all the time. I prefer to give them rabbits but i wouldnt turn down free piglets!

[albert64 1,882]

i was always told never to feed pork to ferrets

[The one 8,522]

Same here i was always told no to feed pork to my ferrets ,but try them on a wee bit and see how they get on .I take it they will be still born ?,Because theres something about stillborn animals or is it animals that only life for a short while after birth ?.

[Irishmac 5]

Have been keeping ferrets for almost 30 years now, and fed them a variety of things, including pig meat.

They'll love it and strive on it.

My favourite food is starlings, our cat is a feline-ninja at killing them, the ferrets love them, just the right size, very little is left, including the small feathers.

 

Don't pass up free ferret grub

[rapidjenky 97]

i dont feed raw pork to any of my animals.

 

i know a guy who gets pigs heads from our place and thats all he feeds his dogs, but i just dont.

 

i roast feet and ears every now and then for a treat but thats about it for pork.

[Ideation 8,216]

Too much salt mate thats why. They can't hydrate quick enough and it can f**k their liver/kidneys.

[Ideation 8,216]

  On 29/12/2010 at 16:16, The one said:

Same here i was always told no to feed pork to my ferrets ,but try them on a wee bit and see how they get on .I take it they will be still born ?,Because theres something about stillborn animals or is it animals that only life for a short while after birth ?.

 

 

 

Thats the disease aspect. If they die shortly after birth i'd want to know why? Just weak or something up? Also depends what they are fed, if its an intensive farm they often feed steroids or hormones to pigs so maybe that could be passed on as well?

[martnmagik 68]

  On 29/12/2010 at 16:16, The one said:

Same here i was always told no to feed pork to my ferrets ,but try them on a wee bit and see how they get on .I take it they will be still born ?,Because theres something about stillborn animals or is it animals that only life for a short while after birth ?.

there the ones that die a short while after birth the ones i got today was still warm it seems to me its one of those things that folk either do or dont so im going to try a couple of the stinkers with a little bit and see how they go.if not ive found a lad who keeps huge snakes and feeds them piglets and has offerd me a good price lol

[rapidjenky 97]

  On 29/12/2010 at 18:19, Ideation said:

  On 29/12/2010 at 16:16, The one said:

Same here i was always told no to feed pork to my ferrets ,but try them on a wee bit and see how they get on .I take it they will be still born ?,Because theres something about stillborn animals or is it animals that only life for a short while after birth ?.

 

 

 

Thats the disease aspect. If they die shortly after birth i'd want to know why? Just weak or something up? Also depends what they are fed, if its an intensive farm they often feed steroids or hormones to pigs so maybe that could be passed on as well?

 

ide be taking notice of this post mate and i personally wouldent risk it for the price of ferret food.

[JoeD 24]

Too much salt is dangerous for ferrets and pork contains a lot of salt so I would personally say no but I am no expert.

 

Joe