From:
daniweeztoots
Date: 2002-05-30 21:30:00 UTC
Subject: Re: what are people feeding ferts around the world?
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Jen & Andre" <jen.andre@i...> wrote:
> What about feeding them fish/shellfish?
> I was thinking about blending shrimp and raw egg.
> Can anyone comment on this?
>
> Also, to the people who feed whole carcass, is it cooked? Do you
include fur? Is is through a food processor?
> I'd like to know what polecats and feral ferrets eat in the wild.
Frogs? Insects? Fish? Surely rats, mice and birds.
>
> Jen
Hi Jen,
I'd be careful on the raw egg. While chances of poisoning are slim
(only about 1 in 10,000 raw eggs will have Samonella bacteria in it)
there exists the possibility that your ferret could get a bad one
eventually. I gave raw egg yolk to my male ferret once, and soon
after, he became deathly ill, vomiting repeatedly for 1 1/2 to 2
days. I had to give him Pedialyte to pull him through. The vet was
at a loss; she said it was possible he had gotten Salmonella
poisoning. We never determined for sure, but after that episode, I
always poach or soft-boil his eggs, feeding only the yolk part.