Raw/Whole Prey Diet Appreciation Thread! *graphic warning*

Yes, at a minimum keep them in pairs. I like a group of 3-4 myself. I have 3 currently. They do everything together, including sleeping on top of each other in the same hammock. I often wonder if they can breath like that. :P

Is their smell less odoriferous on a whole prey diet?

Here are some of my cat eating her dinner last night

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Its not necessarily the ferret itself that smells less but the urine and the feces smell less.

pookie, that is such a cute kitty! She looks like she loves it. My biggest cat Ramman liked beef when we had them on raw for a month. Our youngest, Liam would actually sit in your lap and want you to hand feed him. It was adorable.

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Originally Posted by aldebono

Is their smell less odoriferous on a whole prey diet?

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Yes. Quality of food will effect body odor. A lot of their body odor does go down. If say, you fed a very poor quality kibble diet, you'll get really stinky weasels and poops. The poops will be massive and really smelly. When fed on a raw/whole prey diet, it's a lot more 'cleansing' and doesn't contain 'bad stuff'. Their odor disappears to almost nothing. Ferrets produce a lot of body oils. The diet is reflected in those oils. The worse the diet, the more those oils smell. And vice versa.

And their poops are almost nonexistent. It's basically just the prey's fur that comes out.

But of course there will still be some ferrety odor. Just toned down by many times compared to a kibble fed ferret. I honestly cannot smell my ferrets any more. The odor of my friends' kibble fed ferrets are much much stronger.

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Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe

Now I really really want a ferret... when i was livin in Fl my roomate wife has 2.. you should see them playin with our pit-bull lolz.. sweetest view ever...

That's really interesting tread...

Is truth that you should house them at least in pair.. I heard that lonely ferret is not happy ferret...

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Honestly, it depends on the individual. It is mostly true though. Most of the ferrets I've met have always done excellent in pairs or more. But there are the occasional loner ferrets who just can't stand other ferrets. I know three particular individuals who hate other ferrets and would rather just be alone with their human. But those ferrets tend to need more individual attention. In a group, the ferrets have at least each other to play with and keep each other company if you're ever too busy.

I would still recommend pairs or more to everyone though. I think 3 is the magic number. Ferrets tend to bond to each other, so when one passes, the other often goes into depression (no joke) and will often pass soon after as well. With 3 ferrets, if one passes, the other two will still have each other.

I personally have 3. My boyfriend has 3 of his own as well. Between the both of us, we've fostered a couple ferrets over time with our crew. All of those fosters have always appreciated the company of the other ferrets. And the crew has always coped better with the death of a group member or major changes in general when they were all together.

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Originally Posted by Juan Carlos

I want one. there cute

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Yes. The are very cute. But be careful. They are A LOT of work and responsibility.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

When i get my own dog i plan to do a raw diet. Pooks and coleslaw showed me the way of the dark side! :D

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Come to AZ, we'll show you further into the dark side ;)

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Originally Posted by Coleslaw007

Come to AZ, we'll show you further into the dark side ;)

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I'd actually prefer that you keep your clothes on.

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Originally Posted by Coleslaw007

Come to AZ, we'll show you further into the dark side ;)

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Post pictures of your raw feeder!

I'd love video of them huning/killing, just because I am curious how they hunt/kill live prey. I've seen plenty of ferrets but have never known any to eat live prey.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

I'd actually prefer that you keep your clothes on.

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Whoa... SO not what I meant, will do lol.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

Post pictures of your raw feeder!

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I'll have to take some!

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