wiz1243 0 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 what do i give my ferret (jill) having 11 kits has really taken out of her. try fresh rabbit wont touch it any advise welcome. Quote Link to post
sue 1 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 what do you normally feed her on Quote Link to post
wiz1243 0 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 what do you normally feed her on cat biscuits and bread and milk Quote Link to post
jultaylor1972 2 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 what do you normally feed her on cat biscuits and bread and milk Stop the bread and milk straight away, go and buy some purpose made ferret food from a good pet shop ie James Wellbeloved or Chudleys (Just a couple of names I can think of but there are more) theose ferret foods have all of the nutrients that are required for your jill. You should never give her bread and milk - it will just give her diarrhoea. Quote Link to post
sue 1 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 well i would suggest dont feed her anymore on bread and milk ,and because she is used to biscuits get her some proper ferret biscuits to start with and slowly introduce fresh meat proper ferret biscuits have a better vitamin and fat content than cat biscuits and they should help her put a bit of weight back on ,also a egg once a week will help her whisk it up in a dish she will love that as a treat Quote Link to post
will.f11 24 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 to add to this. I have bought my nursing jill(8 kitts) A load of ox liver from the local butcher. how much should I give her to start her off? Quote Link to post
wiz1243 0 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 what do you normally feed her on cat biscuits and bread and milk Stop the bread and milk straight away, go and buy some purpose made ferret food from a good pet shop ie James Wellbeloved or Chudleys (Just a couple of names I can think of but there are more) theose ferret foods have all of the nutrients that are required for your jill. You should never give her bread and milk - it will just give her diarrhoea. cheers for that get some in morning Quote Link to post
sue 1 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 there are loads of different makes of ferret biscuits on the market these days , keep us posted on her and the little ones Quote Link to post
wiz1243 0 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 to add to this. I have bought my nursing jill(8 kitts) A load of ox liver from the local butcher. how much should I give her to start her off? what do you normally feed her on cat biscuits and bread and milk Word's fail me especially this day and age where they is a lot more knowledge about.. .. And you still get those nugget's twisting at people who do the sensible thing by culling there stock..which usually stop's these type of folk from getting hold of a ferret in the first place.. Millet how do you tell a 13 year old that you got to KILL some of his baby ferrets he looks after them very well Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Well ferrets are carnivores & should be fed a species appropriate diet, milk sops arnt , even the cat biscuits arnt ideal but there better than sops Quote Link to post
jultaylor1972 2 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 to add to this. I have bought my nursing jill(8 kitts) A load of ox liver from the local butcher. how much should I give her to start her off? what do you normally feed her on cat biscuits and bread and milk Word's fail me especially this day and age where they is a lot more knowledge about.. .. And you still get those nugget's twisting at people who do the sensible thing by culling there stock..which usually stop's these type of folk from getting hold of a ferret in the first place.. Millet how do you tell a 13 year old that you got to KILL some of his baby ferrets he looks after them very well I can see where Millet is coming from ; There are times when ferrets are badly treated and a lot of this is possibly due to people breeding ferrets and then realising they cant cope with or afford to feed the kitts as they begin to eat them out of house and home and take up more space, this then leads to giving the ferrets to anyone who wants them and the same process happens again. Im not saying you are irresponsible at all or that you fit into this category but I have to say that culling the unwanted ferrets in the first place would be the most sensible thing to do rather than get rid of them in a rush. Im breeding off one of my ferrets this year and have done loads of research about what it entails. I have people who are keen to have some offspring but if that all goes pearshaped then I will be keeping the whole litter myself, luckily I have the space to do this and my aim in breeding was to keep a very good working line going and to get at hob which will be vasectomised and used to bring my jills out of season next spring. Quote Link to post
leegreen 2,181 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 tried fresh rabbit wont touch it any advise welcome. Tried fresh rabbit and it won't touch it Quote Link to post
wiz1243 0 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 to add to this. I have bought my nursing jill(8 kitts) A load of ox liver from the local butcher. how much should I give her to start her off? what do you normally feed her on cat biscuits and bread and milk Word's fail me especially this day and age where they is a lot more knowledge about.. .. And you still get those nugget's twisting at people who do the sensible thing by culling there stock..which usually stop's these type of folk from getting hold of a ferret in the first place.. Millet how do you tell a 13 year old that you got to KILL some of his baby ferrets he looks after them very well I can see where Millet is coming from ; There are times when ferrets are badly treated and a lot of this is possibly due to people breeding ferrets and then realising they cant cope with or afford to feed the kitts as they begin to eat them out of house and home and take up more space, this then leads to giving the ferrets to anyone who wants them and the same process happens again. Im not saying you are irresponsible at all or that you fit into this category but I have to say that culling the unwanted ferrets in the first place would be the most sensible thing to do rather than get rid of them in a rush. Im breeding off one of my ferrets this year and have done loads of research about what it entails. I have people who are keen to have some offspring but if that all goes pearshaped then I will be keeping the whole litter myself, luckily I have the space to do this and my aim in breeding was to keep a very good working line going and to get at hob which will be vasectomised and used to bring my jills out of season next spring. well if you are not trying to say that the ferret is treated badly why say it .he only asked for some help . Quote Link to post
Kay 3,709 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 what do you normally feed her on cat biscuits and bread and milk How old are the kits now ? Quote Link to post
wiz1243 0 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 what do you normally feed her on cat biscuits and bread and milk How old are the kits now ? two weeks thursday Quote Link to post
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