if i got aferrit

[beggsybluestaff 1]

and wanted to feed him on rabbit what would i have to do to the rabbit just give him it whole or gut it also how many time would i have to feed it

[jenksi87 3]

i would gut it first mate, but leave the heart, liver, kungs and kidneys in. allthough you dont really need to. i find that a the offall is fine to use as a days feed, the head is another days feed, then either half or quarter the rabbit. the best thing to do is give your ferret plenty of food ( more than it could possibly eat) and guage its daily portions of that. there not greedy animals and will only eat what they want, not for the sake of it

[Ideation 8,216]

LIke has been aid above but be careful hanging big bits of meat in with them when it starts to get warmer, they can get food poisoning to!

 

Jai.

[The one 8,400]

I would suggest you go to your local library and do some research mate

[polecat84 1]

i would gut them aswel mate,i used to chuck the odd one with its guts still in them until i noticed little red worms in the grass bag and intestines

[TIGGER9 1]

As has been said be very carefull in the summer months as meat can very quickly go off and attract a lot of flies which in turn will bring maggots etc

[theferreter 311]

I would suggest you go to your local library and do some research mate

:thumbs:

[jf1970 328]

I would suggest you go to your local library and do some research mate

 

 

i might be wrong,but i would say that this forum could be classed as research,who better to ask than the ones who have kept and worked ferrets

[TIGGER9 1]

I would suggest you go to your local library and do some research mate

 

 

i might be wrong,but i would say that this forum could be classed as research,who better to ask than the ones who have kept and worked ferrets

[just jack 997]

I would suggest you go to your local library and do some research mate

 

 

i might be wrong,but i would say that this forum could be classed as research,who better to ask than the ones who have kept and worked ferrets

 

 

i'll go with that jf

shame that it doesn't happen that often

[lamping rabbit 11]

gut them and put them i full ......

[stubby 175]

gut them and put them in full ......

 

 

bad idea if your only going to have one or two ferts, a whole rabbit in the summer will get maggots within a day, much better to gut and skin the rabbit, then chop into chunks as already mentioned by others, freeze it in bags (old carry bags do great) and then defrost daily, Id expect a whole fully grown rabbit to feed one fert for at least a week, maybe a touch more

[beggsybluestaff 1]

thanks alot 99% of you id rather ask you lot on here who have first hand experience with them than read up on book which in some cases leaves you no wiser

[kill um with crisps 7]

Just kill it, gut it and chuck it in the cage mate! I find that 1 rabbit = 2 happy ferrets for 2 days. During the summer its worth chopping it in half and keeping half in the fridge for tomorrow to avoid flies and wastage.

[Ideation 8,216]

What i do these days (because i'm a bit lazy) is gut, skin and freeze all the ferreted rabbits for human consumption and then just gut and freeze (in bin bags) all of the lamped rabbits (i've got a big chest freezer mind). When its time to feed the ferrets i just take out one of the lamped rabbits and chop off a suitable piece (usually a quarter), thaw it out and hang it in the cage. I'd rather hang a smaller piece and have to change it more regularly than end up with sick ferrets. Chopping them when frozen with an axe is quick and no mess. I hang the pieces as i find this causes less mess and contamination and the ferrets dont drag it into the warm nest box and i can monitor it and also by hanging it i give them something to play with and wrestle.

 

atb

 

Jai.