Introducing meat

[Bankzi 2]

I have two hobs and wanting to introduce to them raw meat as they have been fed on kitten food and biscuits, whats the best way to get them switched over to raw meat? Mix it in then gradually put more and more meat in?

[Ferret mad Dave 65]

How do you mean meat do u mean full rabbit ect

[TOMO 26,156]

just put it in.............simples,, and stop feeding that other shit,,, they will eat the meat, especialy when there hungry

[rob190364 2,594]

I found the best way is to give them a daily small meal of minced meat mixed with chopped liver (50/50), then gradually increased the % of meat until they eat just meat. When I first tried getting mine onto meat if I didn't give them biscuits and just meat (with no mince), they just wouldn't eat it even if I left it in for 2 or 3 days. I've never known a ferret to not like liver so this method should work.

[deadlyshot 25]

i got to young hobs on wednesday and i offerd them a nibble of pork i jeeze i nearly lost my finger that agressive at taking it i also had them out in the kitchen a one of them nicked my dogs marrow bone and took it behinde my frezzer the little shit quite shocked to be honest lol but im new to ferrets so im not sure what the best diet is myself so any replys on that would be appreciated.

[rob190364 2,594]

i got to young hobs on wednesday and i offerd them a nibble of pork i jeeze i nearly lost my finger that agressive at taking it i also had them out in the kitchen a one of them nicked my dogs marrow bone and took it behinde my frezzer the little shit quite shocked to be honest lol but im new to ferrets so im not sure what the best diet is myself so any replys on that would be appreciated.

you'll probably get flack for getting an animal and then trying to work out what do feed them, most people do that before they get the animal!

 

Any raw meat except pork or processed meat with added salt. If giving cooked meat make sure there's no bones in it. Some people give dry ferret food, opinions differ on this....I've found it makes ferrets fat but that's just my experience of it, other people are happy with it. Cat and dog food doesn't have the right levels of protein for ferrets and has other additives they can't digest. Liver, kidney and eggs fine in small quantities. Don't give milk. Raw whole carcasses best......that's about it really

[deadlyshot 25]

i got to young hobs on wednesday and i offerd them a nibble of pork i jeeze i nearly lost my finger that agressive at taking it i also had them out in the kitchen a one of them nicked my dogs marrow bone and took it behinde my frezzer the little shit quite shocked to be honest lol but im new to ferrets so im not sure what the best diet is myself so any replys on that would be appreciated.

you'll probably get flack for getting an animal and then trying to work out what do feed them, most people do that before they get the animal!

 

Any raw meat except pork or processed meat with added salt. If giving cooked meat make sure there's no bones in it. Some people give dry ferret food, opinions differ on this....I've found it makes ferrets fat but that's just my experience of it, other people are happy with it. Cat and dog food doesn't have the right levels of protein for ferrets and has other additives they can't digest. Liver, kidney and eggs fine in small quantities. Don't give milk. Raw whole carcasses best......that's about it really

sorry if you read that as if i didnt know what to feed them i dont know the best diet for them as for the bit of pork i gave them its was just a bit of my dogs dinner and just wanted to see how they would react the bit they had would not be any harm to them but i didnt know that they cant have pork so ill bear that in mind

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[rob190364 2,594]

i got to young hobs on wednesday and i offerd them a nibble of pork i jeeze i nearly lost my finger that agressive at taking it i also had them out in the kitchen a one of them nicked my dogs marrow bone and took it behinde my frezzer the little shit quite shocked to be honest lol but im new to ferrets so im not sure what the best diet is myself so any replys on that would be appreciated.

you'll probably get flack for getting an animal and then trying to work out what do feed them, most people do that before they get the animal!

 

Any raw meat except pork or processed meat with added salt. If giving cooked meat make sure there's no bones in it. Some people give dry ferret food, opinions differ on this....I've found it makes ferrets fat but that's just my experience of it, other people are happy with it. Cat and dog food doesn't have the right levels of protein for ferrets and has other additives they can't digest. Liver, kidney and eggs fine in small quantities. Don't give milk. Raw whole carcasses best......that's about it really

sorry if you read that as if i didnt know what to feed them i dont know the best diet for them as for the bit of pork i gave them its was just a bit of my dogs dinner and just wanted to see how they would react the bit they had would not be any harm to them but i didnt know that they cant have pork so ill bear that in mind

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No worries bud....pork's not deadly or anything, it's just it usually has added salt. I think there's more chance of them getting parasites/worms from raw pork aswell.

[patterdalejoel 669]

its natural to a ferret, if its hungry it will eat it.

[max abell 196]

If it's fur or feather mate just put it in the rest comes natural

we rescued a jill a couple of years ago it had never seen raw meat only ever fed on dry gave it a woodie and it devoured it

in no time and the good thing is she turned out to be a good steady little worker in the end

[Bankzi 2]

So rabbits then, do i just chuck it in as it is or gut it? Ive got bits of raw meat from my local butchers given to me so they are loving that at the minute

[Ferret mad Dave 65]

Gut it mate

[semiautolee 9]

what about pigeons?? chuck them in whole??

[Lab 10,979]

Just open the door and throw it in..... rabbit, pigeon, duck whatever you like......you dont need to gut it or wipe its arse!!

[Col_c88 41]

I always gut a rabbit then freeze it.. obviously defrost before giving it to them, leave in the heart liver n kidneys (providing there ok) and fur, also leave the head on... i know in the wild it makes no difference but its how i got told to do it and it became a (good) habbit, pigeon i throw in and its gone by the time it would of needed to come out.. those are my 2 prefered foods for ferrets but its not always possible (i have an injury and not getting out as much yet) so in that case i feed them ..raw..minced meat, chicken, turkey, eggs (not often) and dried ferret food when low on meat.

 

just out of curiosity.. whats the problem with cooked bones?.. i dont do it, just interested

 

also... A mate of mine whos life is hunting recently told me ferrets dont need protein... yet everyone on this site has told me otherwise.. his reasoning was because rabbit has very little and in the wild that would be there diet... just wondering why he told me this. He is not stupid when it comes to hunting hes done it all and is a well known bird man now, i actually got my 2 jill kits off him a little bit ago.