feeding

[fergie 0]

Well I have been thinking, after reading that people who feed there dogs on the BARF diet often miss a day's feed. So there dogs can fully digest ect. I wondered if anyone on here misses a day’s food with there ferrets every week or month? I guess that for all those who feed solely on a raw meat diet because its natural then is it not natural that a wild ferret / polecat would not get to eat every day?

I will point out that my ferrets are feed on both raw meat and dry food (James welbeloved)

[diggermad 153]

hi mate no problem leaving your ferrets without food for a day long as they have water not a problem

[ratman 1 0]

there is no need to miss a day becouse ferrets eat then 3 hours later it is out the other end .

but i cannot see a prob with missing a day a week

[boris b 1]

Only time they wont get feed everyday is in the colder months if i put a big lump of meat in with them like half a deer or big howl cockeral theyve enbough food to keep them going then . i wouldnt miss a days grub with them they arnt set up like dogs who do well missing a day imho .

[para1 11]

Yes I miss a day most weeks but when its really cold I don't miss at all

[stubby 175]

years ago I used to miss a day, but then I knew they had bits hidden as ferrets do, nowdays as nothing is left hidden in corners, they either eat it or I remove it, I tend not to miss a days feeding, but rather miss a day feeding fresh meat, and just give them dry

[Malt 379]

It certainly wont harm any carnivore to have a day without food, I'm not sure about a ferret having a day off to digest though, they have got a short digestive tract. I'd think the benefit would be that the ferret would get to burn up some fat during the off day. Not really needed in the winter though, as they use more energy to keep warm, if they are kept outside.

[wabbithunter_15 0]

would you like to miss a day? i feed everyday its how id like to be fed

[fergie 0]

would you like to miss a day? i feed everyday its how id like to be fed

No but then i would not like to live in a hutch/court/cage or put down a rabbit hole eaither but we arn't talking about me

Edited September 23, 2008 by fergie

[wabbithunter_15 0]

well in the wild, if the food was available they would eat every day, its just if they dont catch food they dont eat, thats the only reason i could see for them not eating ever day in the wild.... so i feed every day