ferret kits

[diggermad 154]

hi can anybody help what should i feed kits on when they are allowed out of the nest best food

[Kay 3,709]

hi can anybody help what should i feed kits on when they are allowed out of the nest best food

 

Start putting chunks off rabbit in for the jill meal sized peices so its not got chance off geting fly strike , the kits will munch on raw rabbit from around 3 weeks old as well as still taking there mommys milk

[sue 1]

i always put a whole rabbit in at this time of year as ferrets are great at hiding spare food and i find it easier to find the left overs ,plus it gives the young something to get their teeth into if there is any left. how many kits do you have?

[para1 11]

hi can anybody help what should i feed kits on when they are allowed out of the nest best food

 

ou let your ferrets breed and you don't know what to feed them on?. Get a book

[Guest Magwitch]

hi can anybody help what should i feed kits on when they are allowed out of the nest best food

 

ou let your ferrets breed and you don't know what to feed them on?. Get a book

Pet Rocks were all the rage at one time they don't need much husbandry at all

[stubby 175]

hi can anybody help what should i feed kits on when they are allowed out of the nest best food

 

ou let your ferrets breed and you don't know what to feed them on?. Get a book

Pet Rocks were all the rage at one time they don't need much husbandry at all

 

come on pat, everyone has to start somewhere, do you still feed shredded carrot

[sue 1]

Ferrets are carnivores and need a diet that consists mainly of meat .They lack the ability to digest vegetable matter. So fruit and veg should be limited to a treat.

 

Ferrets can not eat a huge amount in one go, therefore they need a concentrated diet to get all the calories and nutrients they need to keep fit and healthy. A ferret’s diet should be high in protein and energy, and low in fibre. The food needs to have 30-35% protein and 15-20% fat, and animal protein should be the first ingredient and at least two or three of the next few.

 

If you feed your ferret a diet of mostly moist/minced meat your ferret will be likely to developed high tarter levels and have bad breath. If your ferret will eat chunks of meat and bone, do so as tarter is less likely to develop with chunks of meat. Ferrets will also eat chicks, mince, heart, liver, eggs,rabbit, pigeon, pheasant, crows

 

When feeding your ferret bone, ensure they are large pieces of bone, as small sharp pieces and pierce your ferrets mouth, throat or gut.

 

It is important feed your ferret correctly from an early age. Ferrets get used to eating certain foods and brands, and changing them can prove tricky. Your ferret may not like any new food you try and introduce, and only eat what it needs to survive. It is therefore best to feed your ferret with a variety of food from a young age so your ferret is accustomed to a variety of textures and flavours, and does not get hooked on one type of food.

 

Tuarine should be included in your ferret’s diet, either included in the dried food or added as a supplement. Tuarine is found naturally in poultry and organ meats such as beef, and lamb hearts. You may wish to add other supplements to your ferret’s diet, such as extra vitamins or cold liver oil/fish oil.

 

Ferrets with a diet rich in carbohydrate (as found in some dried food, and dog food) are considered more likely to develop insulinoma (a cancer of the pancreas).

 

Treats do not need to be given to your ferret, as they should get everything they need from their diet. However treats are a helpful training tool, make sure treats are given sparingly. An ideal treat is a piece of banana, apple or a few raisins. Do not give your ferret dairy food or milk, chocolate or sweets.

 

Be sure to keep water available at all times. As well, and change the water daily for freshness.

 

Dog food does not contain taurine and is high in carbohydrates and is not appropriate to feed your ferret.

[Guest Magwitch]

hi can anybody help what should i feed kits on when they are allowed out of the nest best food

 

ou let your ferrets breed and you don't know what to feed them on?. Get a book

Pet Rocks were all the rage at one time they don't need much husbandry at all

 

come on pat, everyone has to start somewhere, do you still feed shredded carrot

 

Well if he started with the rock he could work up to a ferret, No i feed turnip tops this time of year i think they are sick of rabbits and have turned vegan

[stubby 175]

Ferrets are carnivores and need a diet that consists mainly of meat .They lack the ability to digest vegetable matter. So fruit and veg should be limited to a treat.

 

Ferrets can not eat a huge amount in one go, therefore they need a concentrated diet to get all the calories and nutrients they need to keep fit and healthy. A ferret’s diet should be high in protein and energy, and low in fibre. The food needs to have 30-35% protein and 15-20% fat, and animal protein should be the first ingredient and at least two or three of the next few.

 

If you feed your ferret a diet of mostly moist/minced meat your ferret will be likely to developed high tarter levels and have bad breath. If your ferret will eat chunks of meat and bone, do so as tarter is less likely to develop with chunks of meat. Ferrets will also eat chicks, mince, heart, liver, eggs,rabbit, pigeon, pheasant, crows

 

When feeding your ferret bone, ensure they are large pieces of bone, as small sharp pieces and pierce your ferrets mouth, throat or gut.

 

It is important feed your ferret correctly from an early age. Ferrets get used to eating certain foods and brands, and changing them can prove tricky. Your ferret may not like any new food you try and introduce, and only eat what it needs to survive. It is therefore best to feed your ferret with a variety of food from a young age so your ferret is accustomed to a variety of textures and flavours, and does not get hooked on one type of food.

 

Tuarine should be included in your ferret’s diet, either included in the dried food or added as a supplement. Tuarine is found naturally in poultry and organ meats such as beef, and lamb hearts. You may wish to add other supplements to your ferret’s diet, such as extra vitamins or cold liver oil/fish oil.

 

Ferrets with a diet rich in carbohydrate (as found in some dried food, and dog food) are considered more likely to develop insulinoma (a cancer of the pancreas).

 

Treats do not need to be given to your ferret, as they should get everything they need from their diet. However treats are a helpful training tool, make sure treats are given sparingly. An ideal treat is a piece of banana, apple or a few raisins. Do not give your ferret dairy food or milk, chocolate or sweets.

 

Be sure to keep water available at all times. As well, and change the water daily for freshness.

 

Dog food does not contain taurine and is high in carbohydrates and is not appropriate to feed your ferret.

 

 

sue, the guy is asking what to feed, the first two replies, keep it short and sweet, FRESH RABBIT, we have a joke about it, as para rightly say's, he should know this before breeding kitts, but christ, you even confussed me with all that you wrote,

let me put it, into simple terms that he will understand

1, shoot/trap/buy a RABBIT,

2, gut it (some do, some dont)

3, chop it into chunks

4, feed to your ferrets

[diggermad 154]

i always put a whole rabbit in at this time of year as ferrets are great at hiding spare food and i find it easier to find the left overs ,plus it gives the young something to get their teeth into if there is any left. how many kits do you have?

hi thanks for the info my jill has 7 babies doing well thanks for the interest

[Guest bigredbusa]

1, shoot/trap/buy a RABBIT,

2, gut it (some do, some dont)

3, chop it into chunks

4, feed to your ferrets

 

 

 

 

uuuummmmmmm nope still dont get it .................lol

[stubby 175]

1, shoot/trap/buy a RABBIT,

2, gut it (some do, some dont)

3, chop it into chunks

4, feed to your ferrets

 

 

 

 

uuuummmmmmm nope still dont get it .................lol

 

ok busa, FEED CARROTS INSTEAD, gives them good vision underground

[para1 11]

Ferrets are carnivores and need a diet that consists mainly of meat .They lack the ability to digest vegetable matter. So fruit and veg should be limited to a treat.

 

Ferrets can not eat a huge amount in one go, therefore they need a concentrated diet to get all the calories and nutrients they need to keep fit and healthy. A ferret’s diet should be high in protein and energy, and low in fibre. The food needs to have 30-35% protein and 15-20% fat, and animal protein should be the first ingredient and at least two or three of the next few.

 

If you feed your ferret a diet of mostly moist/minced meat your ferret will be likely to developed high tarter levels and have bad breath. If your ferret will eat chunks of meat and bone, do so as tarter is less likely to develop with chunks of meat. Ferrets will also eat chicks, mince, heart, liver, eggs,rabbit, pigeon, pheasant, crows

 

When feeding your ferret bone, ensure they are large pieces of bone, as small sharp pieces and pierce your ferrets mouth, throat or gut.

 

It is important feed your ferret correctly from an early age. Ferrets get used to eating certain foods and brands, and changing them can prove tricky. Your ferret may not like any new food you try and introduce, and only eat what it needs to survive. It is therefore best to feed your ferret with a variety of food from a young age so your ferret is accustomed to a variety of textures and flavours, and does not get hooked on one type of food.

 

Tuarine should be included in your ferret’s diet, either included in the dried food or added as a supplement. Tuarine is found naturally in poultry and organ meats such as beef, and lamb hearts. You may wish to add other supplements to your ferret’s diet, such as extra vitamins or cold liver oil/fish oil.

 

Ferrets with a diet rich in carbohydrate (as found in some dried food, and dog food) are considered more likely to develop insulinoma (a cancer of the pancreas).

 

Treats do not need to be given to your ferret, as they should get everything they need from their diet. However treats are a helpful training tool, make sure treats are given sparingly. An ideal treat is a piece of banana, apple or a few raisins. Do not give your ferret dairy food or milk, chocolate or sweets.

 

Be sure to keep water available at all times. As well, and change the water daily for freshness.

 

Dog food does not contain taurine and is high in carbohydrates and is not appropriate to feed your ferret.

 

 

sue, the guy is asking what to feed, the first two replies, keep it short and sweet, FRESH RABBIT, we have a joke about it, as para rightly say's, he should know this before breeding kitts, but christ, you even confussed me with all that you wrote,

let me put it, into simple terms that he will understand

1, shoot/trap/buy a RABBIT,

2, gut it (some do, some dont)

3, chop it into chunks

4, feed to your ferrets

 

sorry instead of saying get a book i should have said "wait a minute Sue will write one"

[sue 1]

Ferrets are carnivores and need a diet that consists mainly of meat .They lack the ability to digest vegetable matter. So fruit and veg should be limited to a treat.

 

Ferrets can not eat a huge amount in one go, therefore they need a concentrated diet to get all the calories and nutrients they need to keep fit and healthy. A ferret’s diet should be high in protein and energy, and low in fibre. The food needs to have 30-35% protein and 15-20% fat, and animal protein should be the first ingredient and at least two or three of the next few.

 

If you feed your ferret a diet of mostly moist/minced meat your ferret will be likely to developed high tarter levels and have bad breath. If your ferret will eat chunks of meat and bone, do so as tarter is less likely to develop with chunks of meat. Ferrets will also eat chicks, mince, heart, liver, eggs,rabbit, pigeon, pheasant, crows

 

When feeding your ferret bone, ensure they are large pieces of bone, as small sharp pieces and pierce your ferrets mouth, throat or gut.

 

It is important feed your ferret correctly from an early age. Ferrets get used to eating certain foods and brands, and changing them can prove tricky. Your ferret may not like any new food you try and introduce, and only eat what it needs to survive. It is therefore best to feed your ferret with a variety of food from a young age so your ferret is accustomed to a variety of textures and flavours, and does not get hooked on one type of food.

 

Tuarine should be included in your ferret’s diet, either included in the dried food or added as a supplement. Tuarine is found naturally in poultry and organ meats such as beef, and lamb hearts. You may wish to add other supplements to your ferret’s diet, such as extra vitamins or cold liver oil/fish oil.

 

Ferrets with a diet rich in carbohydrate (as found in some dried food, and dog food) are considered more likely to develop insulinoma (a cancer of the pancreas).

 

Treats do not need to be given to your ferret, as they should get everything they need from their diet. However treats are a helpful training tool, make sure treats are given sparingly. An ideal treat is a piece of banana, apple or a few raisins. Do not give your ferret dairy food or milk, chocolate or sweets.

 

Be sure to keep water available at all times. As well, and change the water daily for freshness.

 

Dog food does not contain taurine and is high in carbohydrates and is not appropriate to feed your ferret.

 

 

sue, the guy is asking what to feed, the first two replies, keep it short and sweet, FRESH RABBIT, we have a joke about it, as para rightly say's, he should know this before breeding kitts, but christ, you even confussed me with all that you wrote,

let me put it, into simple terms that he will understand

1, shoot/trap/buy a RABBIT,

2, gut it (some do, some dont)

3, chop it into chunks

4, feed to your ferrets

 

sorry instead of saying get a book i should have said "wait a minute Sue will write one"

i thought i would let him know what to feed his kits as i thought he didnt have much knowledge on ferrets or he wouldnt have posted the question in the first place , yes he should have done his homework before breeding but with asking they will at least get a good start in life now .

[Kay 3,709]

Yes i agree Sue sadly it seems to me that as women in a male domininated field we constantly tread water