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Old 01-01-2011, 01:12 AM
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advice please

Hiya i have 2 young ferrets and i am a wee bit worried that since the snow has started they have stoped eating alot they are hardly taking enything is this normal for this time of year there doesnt seemed to be enything wrong with them no swore teeth or enything like that dont know what to do
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Old 01-01-2011, 01:20 AM
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Re: advice please

Are they outside? If so it may be best to bring them in.

Have you recently changed their food or anything?
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Old 01-01-2011, 01:29 AM
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Re: advice please

I would bring them in. They need to eat more in this weather, keeping warm burns a lot of calories.
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Old 01-01-2011, 09:24 PM
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Re: advice please

yes they are outside a tryed bring them in but the were very unhappy and wouldnt eat or sleep ive not changed there food i cant understand it am get realy worried about them i dont no if its worth takeing them to the vet or not
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Old 01-01-2011, 09:26 PM
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yes they are outside a tryed bring them in but the were very unhappy and wouldnt eat or sleep ive not changed there food i cant understand it am get realy worried about them i dont no if its worth takeing them to the vet or not
How long did you bring them in for? At first they wont, they will want to adventure because they are daft like ferrets

If you are hugely worried get them off to the vets, it cant hurt.
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Old 02-01-2011, 08:49 AM
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Re: advice please

Do you normally feed dry biscuit food if so maybe try some raw meat they might not be able to resist.
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Old 03-01-2011, 08:03 PM
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Re: advice please

i tryed for a week then gave up and put them back out a cant understand it its dry food tryed meats only 1 i have found that they will eat is liver is that ok for them to eat that all the time
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Re: advice please

Not a ferret person but liver is offal meat which is only to make up a small percentage of a carnivores diet. Too high in vitamins, it is toxic when given too much. You've tried them on raw chicken/beef/lamb? Maybe try to get some pinkies used for snake food, or some raw egg?
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Old 07-01-2011, 06:45 AM
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Re: advice please

Have you tried putting some ferretone or sometimes we use sunflower oil on the dry food they go mad over it.
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do they have winter fat? they should have, what age are they? have you tried mince meat with oil on they may like that. after winter though if I where you id try and get them more onto a raw diet as its best for them. i feed mine prize choice frozen meats with dry and they also get day old chicks as a treat once a month
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