What kind of cat food should i feed a ferret?

Dayle

Im watching my boyfreinds ferret for him while hes in california the ferret normaly uses Marshall premium ferret diet which is like 35.00what would be the best type of cat food to feed it: List Brands and Types that go allong to the brand thank you.



Aldo

GEEZUS! What horrible answers so far. You people should not answer considering you clearly dont have a CLUE about ferrets! Ferrets are obligate carnivores and should be eating foods very high in protein and with little to no grain. The food should have at LEAST 45% protein. Meow Mix, Kitten Chow - garbage - a ferret would die of malnutrition. Dog food would be even worse as it hasnt even LESS protein. And ferret food from WALMART? The only brand they carry has bits of fruit in it that can lead to a blockage and DEATH. This doesnt mean, though, that a ferret cant eat cat food. Theres lots of high quality cat foods out there that are actually HEALTHIER for ferrets than feeding most of the commercial foods made for ferrets. lnnova Evo, Petcurean Go! Natural Chicken and Turkey and Blue Buffalo Wilderness are all 50% protein and grain free. You can buy a 6 pound bag of Wilderness at PetSmart for around $18.99. The other two they dont carry - youd have to check the manufacturers sites to see which specialty pet stores in your area carry them.$35 for Marshalls? That food is not that expensive. The 4 pound bag is about $16.99. Marshalls Food isnt that good of a food for ferrets. Its only about 38% protein and contains herring meal which leads to SUPER STINKY poops! Hes probably feeding it to his ferret because thats what the store recommended. They dont do so because its a good food - they do so because they HAVE to under contract - because the ferrets themselves from Marshalls! But dont swtich him "cold turkey" to another food - give him a mix of Marshalls and one of the better foods. You can find Marshalls at PetSmart as well. They have a smaller milk-carton like container than you can buy for only about $6.99.



Ben

Yes go with hard ferret food evo is what i use



Lezlie

Um, Im thinking it needs to eat ferret food. Cat food is for cats. If you dont want to buy that ferret food, just get it, and have him pay you back once he gets back. I would think cat food might not be good for it. And why cat food? What about dog food? idk Try and ask somebody at the pet store. Or call him, and tell him the situation.



Granville

Please dont feed cat food! It is not good for them, if you have too go to a wal-mart and buy some ferret food



Chloe

Kitten chow is always a good bet. Its got the vitamins and the milk, too. If you have scraps of cooked meat, see if the ferret will eat that. It probably will. It might like eggs, too.



Ellis

The kind of cat food that says marshalls ferret food...its called cat food because cats eat it...not formulated for ferrets! so unless you want to kill your bfs ferret i suggest you get the same exact food he was already eating!



Adriana

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