Pole cat meat ??

[Sjt657 191]

I have been feeding my polecats mince chicken lamb and pork pigeon and rabbit but I have always used the same rules with the meat the same as if I would eat it ... If its off I won't touch it so why should they but a family member says thay can eat old well past it's best meat and that I'm being fussy ... I don't think I am but please these are my first polecats only had them 3/4 months ...

[Kay 3,709]

I have been feeding my polecats mince chicken lamb and pork pigeon and rabbit but I have always used the same rules with the meat the same as if I would eat it ... If its off I won't touch it so why should they but a family member says thay can eat old well past it's best meat and that I'm being fussy ... I don't think I am but please these are my first polecats only had them 3/4 months ...

 

carry on feeding decent meat , take no notice of what the others say I seriously wouldnt feed my dogs or ferrets rank meat

[nothernlite 18,075]

what would they do in the wild stick there nose up because it smell a we bit dont think so there ferrets no human ffs

[gnipper 6,405]

Keep doing what your doing mate but I'd leave the pork out, can't remember the exact reason why but I know its not recommended to feed it the stinkers.

[sam4530s 37]

i wouldnt feed my ferts anything that could give them deli belly , how would you feel if the mrs served you up food that was out of date ??? having said that they are intelligent lil creatures and i dont think they would eat it if it was that bad .

[sam4530s 37]

Keep doing what your doing mate but I'd leave the pork out, can't remember the exact reason why but I know its not recommended to feed it the stinkers.

 

yeah leave pork out , i read somewhere that its not good too .

[patterdalejoel 669]

ive given mine chicken that was starting to go green, i know i shouldnt of but i did and they were fine and passed a solid shit. they will store food up in the burrow for ages i guessed.

[nothernlite 18,075]

no do them any harm a bit of bad meat ffs best fed ferrets what you trying to prove pmsl

[nothernlite 18,075]

i wouldnt feed my ferts anything that could give them deli belly , how would you feel if the mrs served you up food that was out of date ??? having said that they are intelligent lil creatures and i dont think they would eat it if it was that bad .

if my misses had out of date food i would tell her to give it to the dogs or ferrets if i never eat it myself thats whats wrong out of date food ffs no do you any harm mind tuck your ferrets in at night now lol

[Rake aboot 4,935]

Porks fine, it`s just that most of it is salted so is bad for them.

 

Personally, if it smells bad I don`t give it, but if it`s not tooo bad they get it no probs,, They certainly get meat that the missus has decided has been in the fridge too long ! lol waste not want not eh ?

[Sjt657 191]

Cheers guys for the feed back didn't know that about pork ... They won't be getting that any more ..

[ferret100 47]

If the meat smells bad then don't feed it. Wild animals eat rotten meat if they can't catch their own dinner, so they too also run the risk of poisoning, but they don't understand rotten meat is as likely to kill them as having/being incapable of having prey to catch. Rotting meat is no good for domesticated animals. Atb.

[muddy210 34]

i have fed and will feed pork to the stinkers its salt content in pork that you have to be carefull of. i have taken in a few ferts over the years and was told years ago to get some weight on them its a good idea to give them a bit of belly pork with its high fat content. in all the time ive given it to them ive had no probs just dont go giving them salted pork or bacon and the like.

[rob190364 2,594]

I wouldn't give my dog or ferrets meat that smells. Plus, I could be wrong but I think ferrets are susceptible to salmonella?

 

With meat being so cheap (or free) I don't see the point in giving them off food.

[lorelei0922 2]

Pork is fine....

 

the reason for people saying No Pork are several.... old ways of keeping pork meant it went off quick so most of it was preserved which would be no good for them ... no salt! ie.. no bacon, Sausage, gammon, ham... The other reason for NOW adays people saying no pork is that some is bulked up with saline ( broth) ... injected into it... but then most meat .. ie chicken and beef ...in the supermarket is.. so if you're happy to feed chicken or any other supermarket meat.. you should have no problem with pork from the supermarket either