Responses from Whole/Natural Prey Suppliers
I often find myself having to explain this, and since we are already on the topic of food, this seems as good a time as any to post it out in the open.
First, to give you a taste of the foods in question, please read the previous article.
The most important thing right off the bat is that you will need to add a little water and let it sit for a few minutes before serving. Freeze-dried (FD) food is very dry. Nothing like trying to choke down a bowl of wood chips first thing in the morning.
I used both Wysong Archetype (previously known as Ferret Archetype-I) and AFS Cat Patties.
This is an example of that feeding schedule:
For the AFS patties, I would feed about half a one a day. Just break
one in half and then again and again into more "mouthable" pieces.
1-3 TB (tablespoons) of water should make a good consistency.
SNACKY #1
any combination of the following:
- HALF a Chewy NBone.
- FD beef, salmon, chicken bits as is or floated in their "pond". Also a great mental enrichment activity since they either have to be fast and co-ordinated enough to catch the bits floating on top, or have to dunk their heads underwater to catch the water logged pieces. FD bits are light enough to float on the water for a little while before sinking. Here you can also see kibble floating in an additional flat cup.
FD snacks can be found at any of the stores listed HERE. I have used and personally like onlynaturalpet.com .
N-Bone snacks can be found here at the ferret depot or here at the old FerretStore.
With The Wysong Archtype food, that is already pretty well broken up.
I used about 1/2 cup with only 1-2 TB of water.
Pre-Bedtime, SNACKY #2
any one of the following:
- Some dashes of Salmon Oil (check your local health food store) in a special "plate", ie frisbee, specifically for that purpose. For texture variety I would sometimes sprinkle the crushed, powdery leftovers from the bag of the FD salmon.
- You can also use chicken or beef broth but be careful how much you put in. If some gets greedy and step on the side of the dish, you might find floor and ferret smelling like soup.
- Or for that very rare treat, soymilk.
I usually doled out the "goods" once in the morning and once in the evening with snacks in between. You can of course feed more or less depending on your fuzzy's appetite. Just look at the bowl and see what's left. Inevitably, they ate less overall in the summer. But if you just eyeball it everyday, there will be little waste. Meaning, if there were lots of leftovers on Monday (1/3-1/2 a serving leftover), then just feed less on Tuesday. If Tuesday's food is pretty well licked clean, then you can go back to the normal amount.
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