just a quick question

[FerretPete 1]

right i was just wondering my kits are three weeks and i know theywill start to be weened of soon i was just wondering since im getting them used to biscuits as well as rabbit,chicken livers etc whats the best way to get the biscuits wet ive heard soaking them over night in water and was just wondering what you guys would do ?

 

cheers

Pete

[KittleRox 2,147]

I,ve read somewhere that when you soak biscuits only use warm water,using HOT water reduces nutritional value

[The one 8,476]

Ive seen kits with a blob of mush stuck to the top of there palettes with feeding soaked dry crap

[Jingo 6]

to be honest the biscuits are to big for them to manage anyway at that age, just crush em up a bit and mix with a high protein cat food the jelly will do the rest with regards to softening them. usually only takes hour or two and their fine, as "the one" says though too many biscuits and the kits end up walking backwards trying to get the paste out their gobs. mine are just over 6 weeks old now so started feeding raw chicken/rabbit. had no problems so far.

[martnmagik 68]

Ive seen kits with a blob of mush stuck to the top of there palettes with feeding soaked dry crap

ive seen the same and also with mince

[The one 8,476]

Feed raw and if they cant bite bits off they will suck it and then all youve got to worry about is a bit blood on there faces

[ferret100 47]

Feed raw and if they cant bite bits off they will suck it and then all youve got to worry about is a bit blood on there faces

 

Sorry, read your post wrong. Doesn't matter!

Edited June 2, 2011 by ferret100

[popnoodle 4]

i use james welbeloved stuff which is nice and small for my kits. i put about 1-2 tablespoons worth of cold water in a full bowl thats about 2 handfuls of kibble, havnt had a problem while eating yet and when play fighting afterwards they dont have any stuck in mouth. learning the happy medium is the way forward, luckily i found it by accident by the looks of it.

 

from where they climb in the bowl to get to wetter stuff underneath they tend to leave a sort of mush at the bottom that needs cleaning out every couple days

[Ideation 8,216]

Ideal kit weaning food is whole carcass put through a mincer

[f mac 40]

Ideal kit weaning food is whole carcass put through a mincer

lol try getting a mincer though :well a decent 1 that wont fall to bits and at a fair price

Edited June 4, 2011 by f mac

[Kay 3,709]

I genuinely think kits survive on dry food , not thrive. they are certainly more nippy when fed on dry watered down food , from personal experience kits fed on whole carcass come on a lot better than the ones fed on dry food , all experience gained by learning the hard way

[Jamie m 668]

Ideal kit weaning food is whole carcass put through a mincer

Where's the best place to pick up a mincer and the best one to get cheers j

[KittleRox 2,147]

Ideal kit weaning food is whole carcass put through a mincer

Where's the best place to pick up a mincer and the best one to get cheers j

The Blue Oyster

[Ideation 8,216]

One of them old type, bolt onto the table top, meat mincers. You see em at car boots a lot and in old junk shops. E-bay maybe? Or rob an old persons garage.

[The one 8,476]

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One of them old type, bolt onto the table top, meat mincers. You see em at car boots a lot and in old junk shops. E-bay maybe? Or rob an old persons garage.

 

 

There shit fine for a odd bit of work but no up to mincing a days bag of rabbits ect