food question

[chasiti]

can anyone tell me the best food for a ferret can they eat dry cat food if so what kind

[DragonTamer]

I use Natural gold ferret food and Innova cat food for mine. 

There are MANY MANY ferret food charts out there to compare the best to feed your ferrets..

http://www.mdferretpaws.org/care/food_treats.html

http://www.ferret-universe.com/care/food.asp

[Lise]

Can anyone tell me if Zupreem Ferret Diet has a good reputation?

[Ktina]

Zupreem is ok, but a lot of ferret owners have had problems with choking and their older ferrets not being able to eat it.

I feed mine lots of different fods which is what you should do.  Totally Ferret, Innova EVO, Felidae, Chicken Soup foods (kitten is best), Eukanuba (sp?) also has some decent ingredients.

[rodent_girl_1985]

Is Marshall Premium diet good? I bought my ferrets last year from a friend who was allergic to them. They were feeding them the marshall food, and I desided not to change them.

[dragynflye]

marshall's is baaaaaad...  nothin but fish and fillers!  it causes stinky ferrets with dingy, course coats.  it's the ole roy of ferret food.

i use a mix of feline evo, kitten chicken soup, totally ferret, and occasionally zupreem.  plus, they get their soupies every couple of days.

[DragonTamer]

Maybe the charts should be updated, I was looking at my own food choice brands and all the charts (that DID include them) had different values... heh.  I mean, I chose what I use because it looked better than the totally ferret I used to use with my Spamzilla boy years ago.   Always use multiple brands, though.. mixed together.  That way if one's not available the ferret'll eat the other stuffs.   

[Atrus]

What about Innova Evo Ferret?

http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?id=1502

[DragonTamer]

I heard something about how the cat food is still somewhat better than the ferret for innova evo. 

[dragynflye]

they are the exact same product.  same ingredients, same percentages, everything.  when the ferret first came out, they were slightly different, now, they're not.  *shrug*  i know several ferret people who are in contact with the company about the huge price discrepancy between the feline and ferret.