Ron Weasley 83 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 I picked up the three newest members of my team last night, 2 young albino jills and a beauty of a polecat hob. All have been rehomed from the Cambridgeshire ferret welfare society. The hob will only eat kibble though. He was at the "rescue centre" (my mate's house!) for a few weeks, and he's had no luck getting him to eat any meat at all. At the moment, he's being kept on his own, as he's just been vasectomised. I'm sure he'll start eating meat when he gets in with all the others, but I just wondered if anyone has any suggestions as to what I should try him on! Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post
lorelei0922 2 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 I picked up the three newest members of my team last night, 2 young albino jills and a beauty of a polecat hob. All have been rehomed from the Cambridgeshire ferret welfare society. The hob will only eat kibble though. He was at the "rescue centre" (my mate's house!) for a few weeks, and he's had no luck getting him to eat any meat at all. At the moment, he's being kept on his own, as he's just been vasectomised. I'm sure he'll start eating meat when he gets in with all the others, but I just wondered if anyone has any suggestions as to what I should try him on! Thanks in advance. chicken wings or mince are usually what pet owners use to transition to raw... try mixing some mince into the kibble... or taking away the kibble so he must eat dinner.. what ever it is.. be warned though ... some ferrets are quite stubborn and can lose condition quite quickly if they dont eat for a few days... good luck Quote Link to post
The one 8,589 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Just try putting meat into the hutch for a day or so and see if being hungry changes his mind .But feed dry might no affect his working but it will affect his water consumption he will drink more Quote Link to post
sue 1 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 its not hard to transform them to a good meat diet ,ive been looking after a friends ferrets for a few months now a little jill who is about 7 , all her life she had been fed dried food and now she will only eat meat. i started off by cutting the meat into small pieces she slowly started eating it now she will gladly tuck into a front quarter of a rabbit ,skin and all Quote Link to post
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