From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2001-10-07 11:15:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Check Your Food
katharine wrote:
>
> Boy, am I mad! Today, I opened 3 new bags of food
> and mixed them in a bucket. TF, Iams Kitten, and
> 8-in-1 Plus Ultimate (donated). After mixing them
> all together, I realized the 8-in-1 had little
> worms in it! I ended up dumping the whole mix
> into the yard. The 8-in-1 had another year before
> the expiration date. It may be the bag was
> handled (stored) improperly and that's why it was
> donated, but I saw no visible damage to the bag.
>
> Just another lesson for us....visibly check the
> food when you open the bag. Don't just dump it
> all together. I won't even think about how much $
> I wasted on that little donated bag of food!!!
> And, it was my first time trying 8-in-1 so I was
> excited to see whether everyone would like it. I
> will buy a new bag and add it to the mix.
>
> Katharine
I buy Superior Choice in 20 lb bags and 4 8in1 Ultimate 4.4 lb bags from
The Ferret Store. I break the Superior Choice down into 4 5 lb Ziplock
bags and store the whole mess in the freezer until I'm ready to mix one
bag of each with 4 lbs of IAMS Kitten. I keep the mix in the fridge and
use it from there. So far (knock, knock) I haven't gotten a bad bag of
any of the three.
--
Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde
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