Update: Check out the food chart at More Dooks: Food Chart
It has been brought to my attention that some of the foods we recommended to replace EVO have also had recalls. To say we’re frustrated is an understatement. So, sadly we have to rescind the recommendation for Blue Buffalo Wilderness and Wellness CORE foods. That doesn’t leave a whole lot, but here is what we recommend to feed your kibble-fed ferrets:
Orijen Cat/Kitten
Wysong Epigen-90
Instinct Cat Chicken
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We will add more if we can find them. Another good food that some ferrets won’t eat (it is freeze-dried raw that should be re-hydrated before feeding):
Wysong Archetypal 1
For now, please avoid Zupreem Grain-Free. It has peas as the third ingredient (too high on the list) and has been linked to a flurry of ferrets getting bladder stones (from the plant protein). We want to avoid plant protein if at all possible. In kibble, it’s really hard. More and more we are convinced we should be feeding raw/whole prey to our ferrets.
If you have a new baby ferret, now is the time to start them on raw. Please contact Holistic Ferrets on Facebook or at their main discussion group on the Holistic Ferret Forum for help. Feeding raw, you need to feed a proper balance of meat, fat and bone for the ferret to get proper nutrition. All meat and no raw bone (raw bone is safe, cooked bone is not) will quickly make your ferret sick. I believe both Holistic forums require you to apply for membership and be serious about your intentions. These people are very experienced, though, and have helped a number of people to switch to raw (even ferrets who have been fed kibble up until now). Babies are the easiest. They eat anything.
