From:
Flemming Farms
Date: 2002-04-16 09:49:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Baby ferret nursing formula????
> From: "kath0524" <katharine@n...>
> I agree Amy. Pet Ag recommends Esbilac (puppy milk
> replacer) for
> ferrets as well as their "wild" counterparts; mink,
> otters, weasels,
> etc. Esbilac most closely resembles their mothers
> milk.
PetAg actually makes more detailed milk mixes. Or at
least they used to. At a ferret show in 1996 I think,
I picked up info on it. They want you to buy large
amounts, tho. I posted the info ages ago on the FML.
I have the paperwork (buried someplace) on it still.
They have a ferret specific one, but you get it by
mixing two different formulas togethers.
> I was wondering if this is perhaps why we hear so
> often that orphaned
> ferrets cannot be hand-raised. It has never made
> sense to me. Why
> are ferrets any different than any other orphaned
> mammals? Why can
> others be successfully raised and ferret cannot?
I am not sure. They have transparent tummies and are
larger than mice and rats (which are often
successfully hand reared). They have tube shaped
mouths at that age - it probably is a combination of
wrong nutrition and asperation. Most likely
asperation.
> I would love to see some input on this.
Me, too. This is something that has always interested
me (hand rearing) and having had to do it myself a few
times (being successful and not successful) I'd like
to hear more on it, too.
Amy Flemming
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