Ingredients to Look For

Chicken and poultry byproduct meal, meat meal, whole eggs, liver, poultry or animal byproducts are all excellent primary sources of protein for ferrets. Chicken and poultry byproduct meal or whole chicken meat should always be the first ingredient of a quality ferret food.

A high-quality, simple carbohydrate, such as rice flour or brewers rice, should be the second or third ingredient. These help give the food the correct texture for the best taste, plus improve the digestibility of the food.

Fat from chicken, poultry or other animals should be the third of fourth ingredients. Other important and useful fat sources - such as vegetable oils, lecithin, corn oil or fish oil - should also be present, but further down the list. Wheat, corn of the flours of these grains may also be listed, but generally should not be higher than fifth or sixth from the top of the list.

Some fish protein, such as herring meal, should be listed further down the ingredient panel because it provides high-quality protein to offer nutritional balance. Vitamins, minerals and individual amino acids, such as lysine, methionine and taurine, will also be listed toward the bottom of the label.

Find Out About Ferrets. - The Complete Guide To Turning Your Fuzzy Into The Happiest, Best-Behaved, And Healthiest Pet In The World!

Amazing Ferret Secrets Exposed - Discover The Secrets To Having The Happiest, Healthiest, And Most Well-Behaved Pet Ferrets.