How cute are your babies...!! As I am embarking on my journey to be a ferret owner, your videos have been very helpful and enlightening. I'm trying to gather all the knowledge and information I can about their habitat, maintenance, interaction and overall health. So look forward to hearing from me alot as I have lots of questions and concerns. Of course I won't overwhelm you all at once. However pertaining to this video did you wean completely from kibble or do you still incorporate it into the raw food diet?

Gizzard is a part of the bird that they us to help digest food, they swallow small rocks.

Isn't heart the same as 'muscle meat'? As it's a muscle organ.

If you want more information there's a facebook site called Holistic Ferrets, it's international. There's LOTS of guidance on there for raw feeders.

i buy a packet of hearts, packet of necks, packet of kidneys and a packet of chicken breasts. I freeze them and in the morning i defrost and feed so i can follow the diet without waste.

I appreciate your concern :) However I have done lots of research on this before getting on the detox. I'll be honest with you ok? I had lumps on my cervix for a few years and a doctor told me that it could eventually lead to cervical cancer. Nothing previously got rid of the lumps but just from being on this juice fast for 20 days has shown a considerable reduction, nearly gone. Results speak for themselves :) Many more stories like this and better out there. Diet is the key to health :)

Your videos are absolutely the best!! Really look forward to them! The Holistic Ferret Forum is amazing also- highly recommend it to every Ferrent! They have helped me so much!

One of my new ferrets has cystinuria, a genetic defect in the kidney that formed a 1.1cm x 0.7 cm stone in his bladder due to bad quality food (too much grain) Your video made it clear a raw diet seems like the best way to go. Thank you so much for all the great information!

Thank you so much I'm getting a ferret in 5 days and I've watched so many videos and even googled it and your video is the only one that is in details and I can finally get how the raw diet works thanks

I enjoy her video, and her explanation of feeding raw. However, Ferrets need all of those meats in a weeks worth of food. This is why the specialized diet is so important. You cannot just feed a ferret all muscle meat one week, and all organs the next. That schedule allows for all the proper nutrients within the week of feeding. If you do more research, plenty of seasoned ferret owners agree. It’s just unhealthy for the ferrets to give them only necks every day until the package is finished. They need bones, organs, heart, and muscle meat all within a weeks span, for a specific amount of meals for each protein type. Furthermore, a lot of ferret owners agree that feeding live is a bad idea, however a lot dont. It’s all up to you. I don’t condone it, however it’s not animal cruelty. If you eat meat that is by a large industrial brand such as Tyson or Nature’s Farm, than you’re eating a heavily abused animal, cornered and raised for livestock. We can’t be hypocrites when it comes to the nutrition of our animals.

Thank you so much for posting this! I was struggling to find out what classed as what for my future fuzz butt's diet! You have mad my menu planning 1000000000% easier! :D

Thank you so much for all of your videos you helped me and my little girl out every much

Gizzard is the red part on top of the head.

Aaaaaahhhh awesome! Thank you so much! haha Feeling enlightened now :D

gizzard is the stomach of an owl it can digest hair and meat is also the reason owls do not poop ......

what do they eat while your at work? do you leave the meat out?

Possibly dumb question, but I’m considering feeding raw, and I’m worried about intestinal worms? Do you deworm, is it necessary, and if so what do you use?

Do you use organic meats or gmo meats?

Your story about Sammy's insulinoma and then going raw, Inspired me to change my own ferret's diet..... thanks you so much.... I too joined Holistic Ferret's and am in the process of transitioning them over..... after only 2 1/2 weeks I notice a difference in them... it is AMAZING..... anyways.... Thanks... Love what you do....

Hi !!! I need help my Ferret is still a baby about 6month and i did put her on a reaw diet at night from the start!!! But she stop eating the meat just like that after a few weeks/month !!! I fead her everyrhing ...chicken feet chicken boeuf hearts liver ect.... but she dosent eat anymore she just waits in the morning to eat her kibbles!!! What should i do ? Oh the only thing she LOVES is eggs i even tried rubbing egg on the meat !

Can you give them cooked meats (and fat) as well as raw meat?

Do you find that the raw diet helps with their smell?

Hi!I had no problem transitioning mine to a raw diet. but he won't touch any of the yummy frozen mice I buy! How did you get your babies to have a taste of the mice? Oh and Chicken legs.. I heard they're okay as long as they're not cooked in any way(we obviously never cook his raw food) I've given him one to test out. He is absolutely CRAZY about it and devoured the bone cartilage meat and skin.Are they ferret safe?Thanks!

So do you just feed them adult size mice rats ect and then give them bone in food for food wise? Sorry this part is very confusing for me

Should the meal plan be changed or adjusted for a kit?

a gizzard is a small golf ball sized part of the digestive system in right after the esofagus snd right befor the stomic it contsins is the used to grind up grains and corns. thats why chikens eat rocks sometimes tin the gizzared to help with digestion

When you go to the grocery store you can ask them for gizzards if you don't see them packaged cuz when I go to grocery store sometimes about chicken gizzards that have hearts in it cuz sometimes I fry those and it's on myself so if you want to get them for your ferrets you could do that

I have a 3 month old ferret I have done lots of research but I don't know if she is to young to eat a raw diet or even if her teeth can chew through bone?

Oh and I'm feeding a raw diet my 3 months old ferret with muscle+heart+powdered eggshell mix and since she spits out liver (she just stopped liking it) I give her a quail egg twice a week for vitamin D and A. She feels amazing.

What was the health scared you had on your juice fast?

I just got a baby ferret, and I'm now confused. I had asked the pet store vet if I could give her the occasional meat treat or veggie treat, and she said they can only eat kibble. Can they, or can they not, eat things like shrimp?

So can you just feed them on an "only mouse" diet? Or is it to keep a variety so they don't get sick of eating the same thing?

How do I make the raw diet "balanced"?

The gizzard is located in the throat of most birds. It frequently contains small stones and enzymes, and does the basic food grinding that is performed by the teeth in animals with teeth.

It's funny you mention that, the English expressions about giving dogs bones comes from well... doing exactly that. The risk of bone obstruction is absolutely minimal as raw bone breaks off cleanly, but a certain element of risk does come into play when you let them dry out or become brittle from cooking. If your ferrets happen to fight over food and literally inhale their bone-meals, that's where you need to be worried. Otherwise, it's completely safe.

Gizzard - noun a muscular, thick-walled part of a bird's stomach for grinding food, typically with grit. a muscular stomach of some fish, insects, molluscs, and other invertebrates.

how many times a day should you feed a ferret raw meet??

Hi. I'm planning on getting a couple ferrets and have been watching videos and doing some research on ferret care beforehand. I would love to include some raw meat in their diet, however iI have one concern. I know with dogs it's quite risky to feed them anything with bones in it due to the potential of the bones obstructing or even puncturing the digestive tract. I was just wondering if ferrets have the same risk associated with the consumption of bones.

Your Vid are Most Helpful For My Little Girl ( Daisy Lue ) ! Keep on making Videos Please!!!!

I have some frozen pork chops in my freezer is it ok to give one to my ferret she's a 3 year old female marshal, if so how much should i give her a whole chop, half of one, or less?

I'm just startin to get my ferrets onto a raw diet but if all goes well do I just keep toppin the food up as I was unsure how much to giv em? I have 3 adult males! so I basically understood from this clip to feed em twice a day preferably after a playtime and just gage wat they eat or can eat until u get it right so theyre not starving or food is goin off

you've described this all quite beautifully, but I do still have one question. I know now what to be giving them which day, but how MUCH of each raw food to I give them? I have 2 ferrets.. so how much of each the edible bone, muscle meat, and organ meats should I be giving each ferret, or for 2 ferrets?

i really wish i had a ferret i done loads a research on them and chose all their stuff but my mum just doesnt like them any suggestions on how i can change her mind about them and show her how awesome they are?

Good informative video, gave me a clear understanding of diet, one question tho, what quantity of feed per day for female adult, i'm planning using chicken neck, rabbit, pig/ox/lamb liver, any advice would be greatfully recieved😁

if u feed kibble and meat can u give meat like chicken beef live every 1 or 2 months?

Do u still feed them this diet and how is it going?😊

Hey , im aussie too, can i ask if you use malt paste and where do you get it?

Thanks for your info! :P

How do you get them off kibble. I have tried even wet food just to see if they would and they won't eat it. They have imprinted on the kibble. I'm in USA fyi. Thanks so much

I usually chuck my boys some frozen chicks (obviously defrosted before hand) a few times a week as well as the odd bit of chicken/liver or what ever i can get from the butcher for free that there going to chuck out. but as soon as i get a bigger freezer i will probably put them on a 100% raw food diet. I do think it would be easier to just feed them a selection of full foods like the Chicks/Rats/Mice etc that splitting it up.

+Taylor Nelson Wysong is really good. Raw diet is cheaper and better though.

Hi there! Quick question. After buying the raw food, should I freeze it to save it then defrost it before giving it to my ferret again? Or do you suggest popping it into the fridge.

how much of each should you be giving? you said egg yolk once a week, is that extra? and if you feed whole prey, do you also feed the morning and night meals that you usually do?

do you ever worry about worms or parasites in the raw meat?

how did u switch them from kibble to raw mine wont touch the raw food i try to give them an i so badly want them to eat raw

As I asked on the facebook, how do you transition a ferret that has been eating kibble over to raw food after they have been on the kibble diet for over a year since weening? I've seen how picky they can be and anything that they are not given during that important part of their early life they won't associate it as food.

at thanksgiving, christmas, and easter my family always gets the turkey with gizzards and that normally is organ meat like the heart and liver,I would guess its the same for most if not all birds

Aussie women ROCK! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

i'm also interested in Transition onto raw diet. Video of your ferrets food from out of the package, into the ferrets, and what is usually left over? Seeing what to look for would be better than just letting them turn their nose up and wait for kibblle. How long do I leave the ferrets eat before tossing the meat in the bin? and, Do you have a cable Ferret TV show in the works? If not, some producer is really missing the boat.

So I'm getting a ferret. I like this raw diet idea but you mention chicken and mice whole. Does that mean fur and all? I can just buy the frozen mice and thaw them. Would it be good to also offer kibble as well?

how much should I feed my ferret per day?

What's a good kibble ? My ferret has been on ferret diet kibble mixed with wet cat food I know this is probably so bad but I'm going to change her diet but I have so many questions ! Can I email anyone ?

what about sometime kibble, mostly meat but now and then kibble?

Your babies are so adorable... and your hilarious lol

could you just feed youur ferret raw meat right when you get it

How much do you pay for all of the meat for 1 week?

Vet time in January my ferrets first vet visset with me my ferrets she is almost two I got her when she was one so her outher vet check up was with her previous owner

Would it not be easier to feed whole carcas?

Great video 😃😇

i have feed my ferrets raw meat since 2005 and thye are really healty , they get all types of raw meat but right now they are eating a raw minced dog food witch contain liver,boiled egges chicken ,salmon , green tripe , it also have vitamines and minerals added .when it comes to feeding live animals i have had my ferrets hunting micen in barns and stables and the record is 25+ mice in under 10 minutes . Compared to cats ferrets kill em really quick so there are no suffering for em

I believe gizzard is the part of the bird that breaks up seed and other food that the bird consumes! :)

gizzard is the bit found in a bag inside the chicken with the neck and liver , the organ is hard muscle that crushes the seeds they eat

so can i give my ferret fish? ive read that you can but does it matter what kind? i wanted to know if i went fishing if i could give her local fish. also how would i cook it? i dont want to risk her getting a disease from the fish so i was going to cook it, or at least for just enough time to kill the bacteria but it still be mostly raw.

Gizzards are the second stomach in an owl that packs the fur and bones of a previous meal into a pellet. It's probably diffrent in other birds.

what do you mean by edible bone? is edible bone like chicken drumsticks

My ferrets were being so loud and playing that i couldnt even hear the video! Im going to start feeding them raw meat but would it be ok if i fed them a small amount of really good ferret food as well? Also one of my fuzzies looks identical to Sammy.

I’m looking into getting a ferret and I’m really confused I have read so many opinions on how many times a day ferrets should be fed . Some say 3-4 as they can get a disease if they don’t eat when there meant to and some say 2 . Please can u advise me of how many times if fed a raw meat diet :) xx

Do you ever give them feeder mice?

PLEASE REPLY!!!!! I just got a 3 month old ferret.. Im currently feeding it Kaytee, Gourmet Variety Diet with DHA Omega-3 & probiotics and it says Plus Fun Variety Mix... I really want the best for my ferret, so if there is any kibble or something that i could use but thats actually good for it like meats and other carnivore things please comment it on this post, unless the food im using now is good in that kind of way. Thanks !!

A gizzard is a secertory muscular part of the chickens stomach. It isn't a separate pouch of its own.

would it be a good to feed kibble and raw meat? my ferret is eating a really good cat food and want to get him on a whole raw meat diet but I don't think my family can afford it. your way seems really affordable just let them finish it then buy more.

How often should you feed whole prey to your ferrets? I'm picking my babies up in 6 weeks and just curious thanks

thank you! I plan on starting my 2 guys on a raw diet.. this helps ! :) i have a pair of pet rats and instead of parting them (male\female. still not quite reached sexual maturity) breed for feed and freeze pinkies..they will be healthier as my babies (rats) are fed an enormous variety of fresh food and meat daily. pro side of that! now will my ferrets like them? time will tell, however, pepper my female ferret decided to take a taste for herself one day and gotten a hold of my rats tail. oops!!! (don't worry, rat is ok) but there's no doubt in my mind. she'll fancy a rat now and then lol and of course chicken and mince, egg etc will be offered as well. fatty mcgee loves raw egg! again ty for the info. fingers crossed for healthier feedings! cheers!

I am not too worried about cost, but what does a 100% Raw Diet usually run? I know some of the odds and ends of animals get tossed, so gizzards and necks should be easy to get.

gizzards are the gravel holders in birds that help them digest food

Today I fed my ferret a living mice, it is first time I did that and he was never exciting before raw meat, chik neck. He ate whole mice from begin to end, but after an hour he was diarrhea along the way and felt sleepy. Is that normal reaction changing the diet?

Is it ok to feed them whole chicks/rats/mice every day?

Where in the US lamb heart isn't a available can pork heart be used in place

Birds have two stomachs: one digests food chemically, just like ours does; and the other has a lot of muscle and combined with swallowed pebbles crushes food to smaller particles (since birds don't have teeth). This stomach is called a gizzard. Is that extensive enough?:D

make a video on how old you have to be to get a ferret

How much meat or liver or heart do you give per week?

Could I possibly just feed my ferret mice for breakfast lunch and dinner since it has a lot of all the varieties of nutrients in it.

Lol ur ferrets are so cute!!

Can I start my baby ferret eating only raw ingredients?

You are wonderful!

how much should you feed them, like how much is one meal if we count feeding them twice a day like this as two meals?

I need help. Can I feed my ferret dry food, then gradually take away the dry and add in the raw meat? Her normal food got recalled, and she isn't liking her new dry food.

where do you purchase chicken necks? i live in the US

Ferret-World I asked my vet about the whole raw diet thing and she said that feeding them raw meat can give them parasites so you should cook the meat in some way. She also said it is extremely difficult to give ferrets all the nutrients they need with an all raw diet and that you should feed a high quality kibble and supplement with meat instead of feeding just the meat. What is your take on this? Has your vet told you something different?

I found a adult farret in my front lawn i kept it she smells and she wonders around the house i dont know what to feed it so i feed it mango can you help me