Greedy Kits

[Brick top 6]

Can't believe how greedy these two kits are, put a full crow in last night and tonight they've demolished it and up at cage wanting more, is this a normal amount fir young ones surely they don't need a crow a day?

[dogger 100]

not much eating in a crow once you take into account the wing and tail feathers i would say more like a crow each would be better

[Richardhomer 7]

Got my two jill Kitts on ox heart. They love the it. You get a good meal out of them as there are no bones so little waste. I have been chopping it up for them.

[pie-eater 377]

Bones aren't waste theyre calcium. I don't think theyl do to well on heart alone.

[chop 1]

Do your kits get through bone? Mine don't

[pie-eater 377]

I was under the impression we were talking about kits at about 8 weeks that had left their mother rather than kits at weaning stage. Yes my kits at 8 weeks or so ate small bones like the tips of chicken wings.

[Richardhomer 7]

I was under the impression we were talking about kits at about 8 weeks that had left their mother rather than kits at weaning stage. Yes my kits at 8 weeks or so ate small bones like the tips of chicken wings.

 

I give mine chicken wings too. They strip them but don't eat the bones.

I also have alpha dry food on offer for them too. Plus they have had lambs liver, and I'm planning on trying them with some fish. Also I give them one egg a week.

 

They seem to be doing well on the above . I'm not sure why they don't eat the bones as I know older ferrets will. Maybe they are full by the time they get to them.? I don't leave food in hutch for hours because of the hot weather. I might offer them the bones again later on in the day to see if they want to eat them.

[mushroom 13,376]

Chuck a rabbit in there entire, that'll do them good

[WhiteRabbit 112]

 

I was under the impression we were talking about kits at about 8 weeks that had left their mother rather than kits at weaning stage. Yes my kits at 8 weeks or so ate small bones like the tips of chicken wings.

 

I give mine chicken wings too. They strip them but don't eat the bones.

I also have alpha dry food on offer for them too. Plus they have had lambs liver, and I'm planning on trying them with some fish. Also I give them one egg a week.

 

They seem to be doing well on the above . I'm not sure why they don't eat the bones as I know older ferrets will. Maybe they are full by the time they get to them.? I don't leave food in hutch for hours because of the hot weather. I might offer them the bones again later on in the day to see if they want to eat them.

I feed mine a good mixture of stuff, only so they don't tire of the same stuff

 

Fresh beef off cuts one day, chicken the next, fish, rabbits.........

 

I also give them James Wellbeloved ferret dry food as an additional extra, only so they have their "required dietary needs" but always with fresh meat and bones too (except fish).

The bones they love too, I've also tried them with antlers to gnaw on too and the last a while and full of calcium and other nutrition.

 

The only thing I've ever been told not to feed them is pork produce.

 

White

Edited July 6, 2014 by WhiteRabbit

[WhiteRabbit 112]

www.wellbeloved.com/products/ferret-food

 

I know there's other brands out there but none that supply locally. I don't feed them dry food all the while (as mentioned above) and knowing what this brand is like for quality, they seem to take in account for the ferrets diet and requirements. Most cereal based foods can contain a majority of plant based products to make up the food and not meat, which ferrets (as well as cats and dogs) need.

 

Have a read up and check out other brands too, also, ask around other folk on the forum too about cereal based foods for ferrets and any other pets you have.

 

White

[The one 8,524]

Dont worry about them eating a crow , you should be pumping the meat into them just now , they need all the calcium , minerals etc to grow