Top Recomended Ferret Foods.

Thought id put together this helpful little list! When I first got interested in ferrets and was looking into adopting a pair I tried to do allot of research, and one of those was the best foods you could get on the market. Ferret food is a bit more specialized, as you cant just go to a grocery store and pick up the ideal brands, you need to go to a pet shop, and even then they don't always offer the best variety.

Ferrets are obligate carnivores, and food passes through the digestive system of a ferret very quickly. They also lack the ability to derive nutrition from plant matter. For this reason, a ferret diet must be high in animal protein, high in fat, and low in fiber. Higher then needed levels of carbs may lead to diseases such as insulinoma, gastroenteritis and bladder stones.

Basic Requirements for a Ferret Diet:

• High in protein - 30-40 percent on the label nutrition analysis
• Protein must be high quality, highly digestible, and be animal-based (not plant-based)
• High in fat (at least 20 percent, perhaps up to 30 percent on the label analysis)
• Very low in carbohydrates and fiber (less than 3 percent fiber)

Key:
Green - had the highest rating of the best foods.
Blue - second up in the better choices
(Contains Corn) not recommended.

8-in-1 Ultimate (Ferret) -
crude protein fat (not less than) 30
crude fat (not less than) 19
crude fiber (not less than) 3
First ingredient - Chicken
Second ingredient - Chicken Meal


The Ferret Store Superior Choice Natural
crude protein fat (not less than) 38
crude fat (not less than) 19
crude fiber (not less than) 2.5
First ingredient - Chicken
Second ingredient - Chicken Meal


The Ferret Store Superior Choice Original
crude protein fat (not less than) 38
crude fat (not less than) 19
crude fiber (not less than) 2.5
First ingredient - Chicken Meal
Second ingredient - Brown Rice


Wysong Ferret Archetypal I
crude protein fat (not less than) 50
crude fat (not less than) 28
crude fiber (not less than) 2.8
First ingredient - Beef
Second ingredient - Beef Liver


Zupreem (Ferret)
crude protein fat (not less than) 40
crude fat (not less than) 20
crude fiber (not less than) 2
First ingredient - Chicken Meal
Second ingredient - Chicken Fat
(What I feed my own ferrets!)

Natural Gold Ferret
crude protein fat (not less than) 50
crude fat (not less than) 21
crude fiber (not less than) 5
First ingredient - Protein Concentrate (Pork)
Second ingredient - Tapioca Starch

Frankie Ferret Food
crude protein fat (not less than) 36
crude fat (not less than) 19
crude fiber (not less than) 2
First ingredient - Poultry meal
Second ingredient - Wheat
(contains corn)

Totally Ferret Active
crude protein fat (not less than) 36
crude fat (not less than) 22
crude fiber (not less than) 1.5
First ingredient - Chicken by-product meal
Second ingredient - Rice Flour
(contains corn)

Totally Ferret Older
crude protein fat (not less than) 33
crude fat (not less than) 18.5
crude fiber (not less than) 1.5
First ingredient - Chicken by-product meal
Second ingredient - Rice Flour
(contains corn)


F.M. Brown's Ferret Diet
crude protein fat (not less than) 34
crude fat (not less than) 18.5
crude fiber (not less than) 2.5
First ingredient - Poultry Meal
Second ingredient - Ground Wheat
(contains corn)

Path Valley Farm (Ferret)
crude protein fat (not less than) 35
crude fat (not less than) 20
crude fiber (not less than) 3
First ingredient - Chicken
Second ingredient - Chicken Meal
(contains corn)


I use Zupreem Premium Ferret Dry Food and I order it online from PetFoodDirect.com - click here. 30 pound bags, so it lasts a while, and I feed four ferrets! The reason I choose this brand is becasue it was one of the top recommended. My ferrets all love it! and becasue its one of the more affordable foods on the market that I can purchase in It has no corn or artificial preservatives. Id recommend it to anyone that owns ferrets :)

There are plenty of other foods out there, Ive only listed some of the better ones. You can see a full and helpful chart here, ( with many more foods, cat food substitutes as well) one of the resources. MD Ferret Paws Inc and also Feeding Your Ferrets on About.com

Also found sourced at Ferret Universe