mrcaniplaywithmadness 6 Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 need advise on feeding 2ferrets that i will have in a few weeks. i will be rabbiting with them.and will feed them meat. so say i feed them rabbit, do i prepare it in anyway or just chuck it fresh n whole? and also if fresh meat isnot available. can i feed cat biscuits??thanks Quote Link to post
shootingmadgeorge 6 Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 you can feed them rabbits and any vermin apart from rats you can feed them woodies aswell 1 Quote Link to post
scothunter 12,609 Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) gut them and throw them in.if your struggling for fresh meat at this time of the year.go to asda and get turkey legs there only £1.50 a piece and a great deal of meat on them. i wouldnt give them cat biscuits.buy a bag of ferret dry,better for them. Edited May 11, 2011 by scothunter 1 Quote Link to post
mrcaniplaywithmadness 6 Posted May 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 thanks guys Quote Link to post
nivek65 4 Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 alpha ferret dry 10kg bag of flea bay,cheap as chips, also some off cuts from my local butcher, free of charge Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 For two ferrets your better cutting them up as your gutting them as they will go off before they can eat them . Quote Link to post
*nikki* 4 Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 like others have said ferret food for ferrets cat food for cats makes sense cat food doesnt contain enough protein for ferrets 1 Quote Link to post
mrcaniplaywithmadness 6 Posted May 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 like others have said ferret food for ferrets cat food for cats makes sense cat food doesnt contain enough protein for ferrets what if you feed them more? Quote Link to post
MikeTheDog 153 Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 like others have said ferret food for ferrets cat food for cats makes sense cat food doesnt contain enough protein for ferrets what if you feed them more? Daft question!...If you're going to buy food buy the correct food! Quote Link to post
nivek65 4 Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 was feeding my ferret on iams cat food dry and never seemed to bother it, on alpha dry now as it is cheaper Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 'mrcaniplaywithmadness' timestamp='1305142295' post='2053456'] '*nikki*' timestamp='1305141039' post='2053417'] like others have said ferret food for ferrets cat food for cats makes sense cat food doesnt contain enough protein for ferrets what if you feed them more? They can only eat so much you cant cram them full of a cheaper food so they get the goodness of more expensive one Quote Link to post
*nikki* 4 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Reasons why you shouldnt feed cat food to your ferret Taken from allaboutferrets They have a very short intestinal tract, only about 5 times the length of its body. A cat, another obligate carnivore, has an intestinal tract 10 times the length of its body. Food usually passes through a ferret’s intestine in about 3 hours, compared to the 5-6 hours it takes to go through a cat’s gut. The food a ferret eats must be highly digestible and concentrated to allow for the short digestion time, and must also be high in animal protein and fat, to help maintain a healthy immune system. A diet containing taurine is vital for a ferret's heart. Taurine is essential for a healthy heart and good eye function. If there's not enough taurine included in the diet then the ferret's heart muscle could stretch and become enlarged. That, in turn, could lead to dilated cardiomyopathy, which would result in congestive heart failure then death. Ferrets don't require carbohydrates in their diet as long as they have enough fat and protein in their diet. If a ferret has too much carbohydrates in its diet it could cause two serious problems in the long term - insulinoma and diarrhea. 2 Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) like others have said ferret food for ferrets cat food for cats makes sense cat food doesnt contain enough protein for ferrets No it contains 5 percent less supermarket own the better qaulity 2 or 1 percent and less vegetable bi products ??????? Edited May 12, 2011 by Jamie m Quote Link to post
DogMagic 461 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 If youve got rabbits to hand, gut them, cut them in half and chuck half in at a time. Freeze the other half (not the wife! Lol!) Cat food is shit to a ferret, get proper ferret food. Its only 15 quid for 20 kilos and that will last ages. Rabbits, wood pigions, squirrels and all sorts of stuff you can take with an airifle are all good grub for a ferret. All i do with a woody (or any bird) is kill it and chuck it in. Same with squirrels. Big stuff like geese etc i would gut and joint up. Quote Link to post
Elmer Fudd 2011 39 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 read up a bit as well but the lads on here will help you as well but dont feed day olds chickens just as a treat for time to time Quote Link to post
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