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[Coneytrappr 30]

Even more pet keepers on the fuzzy forums are starting to shift away from feeding dry and towards feeding real food.

 

There was actually some interesting research released by a fella named Bob Church where he explored links between a cancer they can get, tooth and gum disease and dry food...found that the rate of both diseases goes down drastically the more meat and less dry they are fed.

[Moe 108]

i knew i was doing something wrong,but for the last 40 years just could not put my finger on it.thanks to the words of wisdom from this well informed chap im sorted.must call down my vets on monday and tell him to,as(in his words)you could write on a postage stamp what any one in here knows about ferrets. PS free to collector chest freezer full of dead stuff,ferret keepers need not apply as i dont want a liable case against me.

[stubby 175]

I was going to delete this, after reading through 8 plus pages of crap, but I thought Id leave it up, as the one thing I hate more than text talk, is members with more than one user name, I cant see any reason for it, other than to stir up trouble, rather than spill the beans on russ???? other name, Ill keep watching, finger poised over the big red button

[Kay 3,709]

Never seen so may '' strutting cocks '' in one thread before

 

the biggest thing i struggle with regarding any dry food .. be it ferret. dog or whatever is the breakdown of ingredients.

 

Take ferret food in this instance, the debate about protein mentioned in this thread & a few previous ones in the last few weeks .

 

levels of protein displayed on the bag is the '' crude'' amount.. basically that's every scrap in the bag that contains a protein .. regardless

 

Now I for one want to know if i am paying a fair amount of hard earned or Penny's for this stuff how much of the 36% is not derived from a vegetable scours

 

ferrets don't digest carbs so they eat more basically because there hungers not satisfied due to the body not getting what nutrients they need quick enough because of the 3 to 4 hours in to out ratio . shorter digestive tract

 

Lets also bare in mind obligate carnivores don't chew they gulp .. the gut breaks down the food after its ingested

 

so if the food is hard to digest once its in the gut then the body struggles to utilize everything & it can mean the difference between thriving & surviving.. at one time i was convinced they eat so much dry food because they liked it

 

I now think they eat so much because there hungry & you feed whole carcass preferably & your getting exactly what it says on the tin

 

can you say the same about dry food .. but what the f**k do I know

[whin 463]

dried food never tried it and hopefully never need to and if it came to that i would give them up for sure ,there enough wildlife about to feed a hutchfull of ferrets ,mines eat whats caut road casulty etc , and when i see my ferrets to dried food ferets i think i know what ones i would take home for sure ,nothng better than throwing in acarcase and seeing them crunch it blood on face and happy ,dreid foos was made for the pet industry not for guys who hunt alot ,fed mines on everything venison rabbs phesis bits of hare ,pidgoens ,cockrels ,mince fish , never had a problem and there work rate is pretty good ,keep the dry for the pet detectives and there types ,my fallacy if you have no work for them get rid dogs or ferrets , if you dont want to ferrret in summer you can air gun them snare dog them ,you even get suppliers of meat now for anmals cheap enough for most , THE WORST THING THAT HAPPEND TO FERRETS IS THEY BECOME A PET INDUSTRY ANIMAL , AND LOOKED UPON AS A CUTE PET RATHER THAN A PART OF A HUNTING TEAM ,IE IF IT DOES NOT WORK PUT IT TO SLEEP OR TO A LESS DEMANDING HOME ,NOT ALL FERRETS MAKE THE GRADE ,JUST LIKE DOGS

[Jamie m 668]

I was going to delete this, after reading through 8 plus pages of crap, but I thought Id leave it up, as the one thing I hate more than text talk, is members with more than one user name, I cant see any reason for it, other than to stir up trouble, rather than spill the beans on russ???? other name, Ill keep watching, finger poised over the big red button

Oooooh stubbs you are good lol your not x MI5 are you go on give us a clue ,?

[stubby 175]

I was going to delete this, after reading through 8 plus pages of crap, but I thought Id leave it up, as the one thing I hate more than text talk, is members with more than one user name, I cant see any reason for it, other than to stir up trouble, rather than spill the beans on russ???? other name, Ill keep watching, finger poised over the big red button

Oooooh stubbs you are good lol your not x MI5 are you go on give us a clue ,?

 

lol, fraid not to the MI5, always feel like being kept in the dark

[Jamie m 668]

You should get out more

[TOMO 26,038]

dried food never tried it and hopefully never need to and if it came to that i would give them up for sure ,there enough wildlife about to feed a hutchfull of ferrets ,mines eat whats caut road casulty etc , and when i see my ferrets to dried food ferets i think i know what ones i would take home for sure ,nothng better than throwing in acarcase and seeing them crunch it blood on face and happy ,dreid foos was made for the pet industry not for guys who hunt alot ,fed mines on everything venison rabbs phesis bits of hare ,pidgoens ,cockrels ,mince fish , never had a problem and there work rate is pretty good ,keep the dry for the pet detectives and there types ,my fallacy if you have no work for them get rid dogs or ferrets , if you dont want to ferrret in summer you can air gun them snare dog them ,you even get suppliers of meat now for anmals cheap enough for most , THE WORST THING THAT HAPPEND TO FERRETS IS THEY BECOME A PET INDUSTRY ANIMAL , AND LOOKED UPON AS A CUTE PET RATHER THAN A PART OF A HUNTING TEAM ,IE IF IT DOES NOT WORK PUT IT TO SLEEP OR TO A LESS DEMANDING HOME ,NOT ALL FERRETS MAKE THE GRADE ,JUST LIKE DOGS

 

WELL SAID WHIN never used dry in me life

[KittleRox 2,147]

Never seen so may '' strutting cocks '' in one thread before

 

the biggest thing i struggle with regarding any dry food .. be it ferret. dog or whatever is the breakdown of ingredients.

 

Take ferret food in this instance, the debate about protein mentioned in this thread & a few previous ones in the last few weeks .

 

levels of protein displayed on the bag is the '' crude'' amount.. basically that's every scrap in the bag that contains a protein .. regardless

 

Now I for one want to know if i am paying a fair amount of hard earned or Penny's for this stuff how much of the 36% is not derived from a vegetable scours

 

ferrets don't digest carbs so they eat more basically because there hungers not satisfied due to the body not getting what nutrients they need quick enough because of the 3 to 4 hours in to out ratio . shorter digestive tract

 

Lets also bare in mind obligate carnivores don't chew they gulp .. the gut breaks down the food after its ingested

 

so if the food is hard to digest once its in the gut then the body struggles to utilize everything & it can mean the difference between thriving & surviving.. at one time i was convinced they eat so much dry food because they liked it

 

I now think they eat so much because there hungry & you feed whole carcass preferably & your getting exactly what it says on the tin

 

can you say the same about dry food .. but what the f**k do I know

Interesting

[tjones3862 3,423]

what the f*ck is going on, all this sh*t is because 30jon30 started a thread because he fed a six week old chicken to his ferrets it was'nt as big as a wood pigeon, you all need to take a look at your selves and stop bitching about each other

[Rake aboot 4,935]

dried food never tried it and hopefully never need to and if it came to that i would give them up for sure ,there enough wildlife about to feed a hutchfull of ferrets ,mines eat whats caut road casulty etc , and when i see my ferrets to dried food ferets i think i know what ones i would take home for sure ,nothng better than throwing in acarcase and seeing them crunch it blood on face and happy ,dreid foos was made for the pet industry not for guys who hunt alot ,fed mines on everything venison rabbs phesis bits of hare ,pidgoens ,cockrels ,mince fish , never had a problem and there work rate is pretty good ,keep the dry for the pet detectives and there types ,my fallacy if you have no work for them get rid dogs or ferrets , if you dont want to ferrret in summer you can air gun them snare dog them ,you even get suppliers of meat now for anmals cheap enough for most , THE WORST THING THAT HAPPEND TO FERRETS IS THEY BECOME A PET INDUSTRY ANIMAL , AND LOOKED UPON AS A CUTE PET RATHER THAN A PART OF A HUNTING TEAM ,IE IF IT DOES NOT WORK PUT IT TO SLEEP OR TO A LESS DEMANDING HOME ,NOT ALL FERRETS MAKE THE GRADE ,JUST LIKE DOGS

 

Stick to yer fishin you !!! lol

You know that my ferrets are fed a mix of meat and dry, and are in top condition, so dry has it`s place. Any one who buys in boxes of minced barf is doing the same as someone who buys in dry. Using a ready made feed for the ferrets..

I also think that if folk want a pet ferret, fair play to them, it`s not our place to say they cant. But thats a whole new thread.

 

Stubby. If someone is using two usernames, they should be outed,,or banned!! not many healthy reasons for being a sneaky rat really.

Specially if your a SSPCA grass.

[Ideation 8,216]

dried food never tried it and hopefully never need to and if it came to that i would give them up for sure ,there enough wildlife about to feed a hutchfull of ferrets ,mines eat whats caut road casulty etc , and when i see my ferrets to dried food ferets i think i know what ones i would take home for sure ,nothng better than throwing in acarcase and seeing them crunch it blood on face and happy ,dreid foos was made for the pet industry not for guys who hunt alot ,fed mines on everything venison rabbs phesis bits of hare ,pidgoens ,cockrels ,mince fish , never had a problem and there work rate is pretty good ,keep the dry for the pet detectives and there types ,my fallacy if you have no work for them get rid dogs or ferrets , if you dont want to ferrret in summer you can air gun them snare dog them ,you even get suppliers of meat now for anmals cheap enough for most , THE WORST THING THAT HAPPEND TO FERRETS IS THEY BECOME A PET INDUSTRY ANIMAL , AND LOOKED UPON AS A CUTE PET RATHER THAN A PART OF A HUNTING TEAM ,IE IF IT DOES NOT WORK PUT IT TO SLEEP OR TO A LESS DEMANDING HOME ,NOT ALL FERRETS MAKE THE GRADE ,JUST LIKE DOGS

 

Stick to yer fishin you !!! lol

You know that my ferrets are fed a mix of meat and dry, and are in top condition, so dry has it`s place. Any one who buys in boxes of minced barf is doing the same as someone who buys in dry. Using a ready made feed for the ferrets..

I also think that if folk want a pet ferret, fair play to them, it`s not our place to say they cant. But thats a whole new thread.

 

Stubby. If someone is using two usernames, they should be outed,,or banned!! not many healthy reasons for being a sneaky rat really.

Specially if your a SSPCA grass.

 

I'd rather see someone with a pet ferret than a pet rat.

 

 

I just worked out that i need roughly 260-312 carcass a year to give mine one every day 5-6 days a week. So that's not actually that many bunnies you need to catch or freezer space to feed them almost a rabbit a day.

[theferreter 311]

what the f*ck is going on, all this sh*t is because 30jon30 started a thread because he fed a six week old chicken to his ferrets it was'nt as big as a wood pigeon, you all need to take a look at your selves and stop bitching about each other

[whin 463]

no exuse for feeding dry food there plenty cheap cuts road kill people have guns , etc , to me dry food is a conveinece food so people dont get as much flies ,etc ,and nasty black healthy tiolet, having had ferrets along time since the late seventies and saw many ferrets and see the diffrence in proper working type fed of what they catch to dry food and molly cuddled i no what i want in aferret , i got a small ferret of a pest controler in oct only saw dry food now after a winter of meat and a healthy life hees turned into something he would never had been he has a bit breadth to his chest furs properly come in and he is keen to go weather he makes the grade well thats another story feed them [bANNED TEXT] and treat them like heroes same as dogs etc ive always believed feed and let an animal see what he is going to chase if edible qaury as a youngnster worked for me and by the time they are ready to go got a head start ,