Ferret Kits And Dry Food.

[paulk73 151]

my kits are 7 weeks old at the min and are on a mixed diet of fresh meat and dry ferret food. im not feeding the ferret food dry. im soaking it with boiling water, then letting it cool down before feeding. just to soften it. what age is ok to feed it dry??.

[Country Joe 1,411]

I feed complete in the Summer, to adults, but Kits, and the young I feed Rabbit,

if you put some of your complete in a bowl, see how they get on with it.

 

But as i said I have not tried it, better with info from someone who has.

Edited July 4, 2013 by Country Joe

[Jamie m 668]

Usually 13 to 14 weeks but as said there teeth aren't developed do best with meat for development ,

[paulk73 151]

cheers lads. one of them is massive. albino hob. he's nearly as big as his mum already. lol. im keeping him. he's a character.

[lurchers4life 103]

I wean them on soaked dry biscuit then from about 6 weeks there on dry never had a problem mate and they eat it with no problem

[Jamie m 668]

cheers lads. one of them is massive. albino hob. he's nearly as big as his mum already. lol. im keeping him. he's a character.

Might turn out to big Paul or will you be showing him : )

[walnutwhip 12]

my kits are 7 weeks old at the min and are on a mixed diet of fresh meat and dry ferret food. im not feeding the ferret food dry. im soaking it with boiling water, then letting it cool down before feeding. just to soften it. what age is ok to feed it dry??.

 

 

Sounds like a great diet but I was always told not to add boiling water to dried food as some of the nutrients are lost by boiling?

 

Always used luke warm personally can anyone else verify this or is it total blarney??

[onthehunt 40]

In my experience, dry food doesn't need to be soaked at 7 weeks as they have sharp bumps as teeth and able to crunch dry food.

[stealthy1 3,964]

I'd just keep feeding the damp food until they take to the dry on their own, its meant to warm up over the next couple of weeks, the kits will need all the moisture they can get