Message Number: SG10953 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Caitlyn Martin
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 21:32:53 -0700 (PDT)
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: Raisins (other fruits and vegetables)
Message-ID: <12357150.1097038559508.JavaMail.nobody@magnesium.smartgroups.com>
Hi, Paty, and everyone else,> Our B=E4rli is crazy for cumcumbers, tomatos,=
> blueberries, melons, letuce, boiled chicken and raw> egg (sometimes I thi=
nk she is a hamster with a> ferret costume)> > Is there any problem to give=
her from time to time?The boiled chicken is just fine. I'm not sure about=
the egg. The rest is not something that gives her anynutrition. Worse, it=
has been theorized that extradietary sugars (such as those in fruit) can l=
ead to anincreased risk of insulinoma.> > In a brazilian forum we had the s=
ame discussion, and> most of the people are totally agains fruits and> vege=
tables even as a treat.I tend to agree with them. A tiny quantity of these=
foods given as a rare special treat probably won'thurt her, but meat based =
treats are SO much betterthat they are all we give our ferrets any more.All=
the best,Caity and the fearsome foursome
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