can ferrets eat bacon....

[lurcher11 1]

as title says. and does it need to be cooked

Edited January 27, 2011 by lurcher11

[ferret lady 73]

They probably can, but they shouldn't...it's very bad for them.

[Rake aboot 4,935]

The extra salt is the bad bit.

They can eat bacon,, the wee buggers will eat the whole pig if they get the chance

But imagine all that extra salt condensed into a wee ferret body ! :sick:

 

A wee bit would probably make them love you even more, but only a wee bit mind !! lol

 

ATB

[Hedge_hunter27 18]

Yes they can eat it but as stated the salt content is high . I used to give mine a bit of rind now & again as a treat. If you do feed them any & it’s cooked make sure you chop it all up especially the rind as it can be hard for them to chew .

[f mac 40]

its theonly meat mine dont get is any type pork product

[2bob 9]

i would'nt give it to them a mate of mine gave his 2 ferrets a sausage a couple of years ago and they were dead the next morning (it was uncooked thou)

[Aaron_butcher 17]

to salty mate. mine get a pigs head once every few months but other than that no pork at all. and dont cook any meat you give to your ferts.

[stroller 341]

if my missus allows bacon into the house its me thats getting it not the bloody ferrets!!!!! and yes i am under the thumb

[web22 27]

if my missus allows bacon into the house its me thats getting it not the bloody ferrets!!!!! and yes i am under the thumb

 

too true!!

[runforyourlife 361]

i would'nt give it to them a mate of mine gave his 2 ferrets a sausage a couple of years ago and they were dead the next morning (it was uncooked thou)

 

 

so what are you saying/ that sausages kill ferrets. If this is correct, mine would have been dead a long time ago. they have them every week..

[CarraghsGem 92]

i was also told to never give any raw pork based meat to ferrets.

Edited January 29, 2011 by CarraghsGem

[2bob 9]

i would'nt give it to them a mate of mine gave his 2 ferrets a sausage a couple of years ago and they were dead the next morning (it was uncooked thou)

 

 

so what are you saying/ that sausages kill ferrets. If this is correct, mine would have been dead a long time ago. they have them every week..

lurcher 11 asked for advice.. im just saying what happened to my mate a couple of years ago.. i personally would'nt give my ferrets any pork at all.. ferret food is cheap enough i give £16:00 for a 10 kilo bag of alpha ferret complete.. or a couple of rabbit head's

[atomo 19]

I wouldnt give mine any because of the high salt content as said above but why pay for bacon when cat food is cheaper and bunnies cost nothing

[runforyourlife 361]

I wouldnt give mine any because of the high salt content as said above but why pay for bacon when cat food is cheaper and bunnies cost nothing

 

 

 

cat food! Its full of water. Get them real meat from the Ab, or butchers.. The sausages and pork come in with the mixture of meats. Atb Russ.

[comanche 2,942]

Accepted wisdom has it that ferrets must not be fed bacon.

Possibly the tinyest scraps will do no noticable harm just as the odd bit of chocolate or a grape or two will not kill your dog even though these are considered poison to the canine system.

 

Eaten in any quantity large enough to form decent meals bacon will probably kill your ferret.

 

This conclusion is not based simply upon what I have read .

 

I know of an instance where a well-meaning wife fed her husband's ferrets some nice gammon steaks . The ferrets died .All of them.Very quickly.

 

Do not confuse bacon -which is heavily preserved in salt -with pork.

Pork is unsalted pig meat and I have fed still-born piglets and butcher's trimmings to my ferrets on occasions .

However,uncooked Pork does have a reputation for harbouring parasites , goes rancid very quickly and is fatty .Hardly a healthy or risk-free diet .

 

2bob's mention of bunny heads is worth remembering. They come free with every rabbit you catch and (unless you are into the brains which some find a delicacy )are usually thrown out with the skin or given to the freds anyway .

I've a cardboard boxfull in the freezer just to cover those times when I've nothing fresh or have a litter to feed .

Edited January 30, 2011 by comanche