Polkey 70 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 hI, I have taken on 2 ferrets and one is very fat. They have been fed on dry food. any sugestions on the best way to get the wait off? Quote Link to post
Ferret mad Dave 65 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 How fat is fat mate Quote Link to post
stevethefish 80 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 ???? just dont feed them much, a tablespoon of MEAT a day for 2 weeks if they have access to plenty of food they will just gorge themselves, but feed them on meat. My opinion is they shoulb be catching their own food, dried food is for rabbits. Quote Link to post
Polkey 70 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 ???? just dont feed them much, a tablespoon of MEAT a day for 2 weeks if they have access to plenty of food they will just gorge themselves, but feed them on meat. My opinion is they shoulb be catching their own food, dried food is for rabbits. Thanks for that I have no intension of keeping them on dry food and hopefully they will be catching there own very soon! Quote Link to post
The one 8,511 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Is it really fat there coats hide a multitude of sins ,but dry grub will put the weight on them if there doing nothing Quote Link to post
ryangolding 4 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 plenty of exercise mate Quote Link to post
Polkey 70 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 she's pretty chunky, when i pick her up i cant touch my thumb and for finger together. Mind she is a sweet little thing! I must add these are my first ferrets but had afriend come and check them out and he was a bit shocked at how big she was. Bloody great little things though, the dog has taken to them really well to so im chuffed! Quote Link to post
lksopener 105 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Just get them a good sized run with lots of tubes and let them have an hour a day. Just feed a little meat each day till she is nice and trim, not good for them to be overweight. Quote Link to post
kevin from bristol 95 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 she's pretty chunky, when i pick her up i cant touch my thumb and for finger together. Mind she is a sweet little thing! I must add these are my first ferrets but had afriend come and check them out and he was a bit shocked at how big she was. Bloody great little things though, the dog has taken to them really well to so im chuffed! are you sure shes not with young ? Quote Link to post
Polkey 70 Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 she's pretty chunky, when i pick her up i cant touch my thumb and for finger together. Mind she is a sweet little thing! I must add these are my first ferrets but had afriend come and check them out and he was a bit shocked at how big she was. Bloody great little things though, the dog has taken to them really well to so im chuffed! are you sure shes not with young ? no def not expecting, the chap I got them off said she had her season not that long ago. I wondered if she was having a phantom pregnancy but apparently she has been over wait for some time. He said that she would nab most of the food. They were being fed from one tiny bowl and i think with her being the dominant one she was get her fill. Quote Link to post
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