Feeding Your Ferret Stella and Chewys
We personally believe that the best diet for a ferret is a raw diet. We personally feed raw. You can take the free New to Raw Feeding Course on the Holistic Ferret Forum or if you need more individualized attention you can sign up for the Mindful Mustelid Raw Feeding Mentorship Program ($20). There are a lot of benefits to a raw diet and it reduces many of the serious health issues that ferrets are prone to developing like insulinoma.
No kibble is Perfect
Every kibble contains a "binder" something that holds the food together and keeps it shelf stable for years. If you want something perfect, switching to a raw diet is for you! However, we understand that not everyone is able to feed raw. Kibble is processed in manufacturing facilities so it is important to visually inspect your ferrets kibble for contaminants before feeding it.
Our Recommendations
Ziwi Peak Air-Dried Cat food is currently the best kibble on the market. You can purchase it from directly from Ziwi or from Chewy. We recommend a few of their products including the mackerel & lamb, & the free range chicken! Ziwi is around $22 for 14oz, or $45 for 2lbs please make sure to check their website for up to date pricing. We recommend only purchasing the air-dried cat food which contains taurine an amino acid that is vital to ferret health.
The Runner Up
Wysong Epigen 90 Digestive Support is available on Amazon, Chewy or through the Wysong company. It's around $25-$28 for a 5lb bag.
What do we Recommend?
We recommend a 100% Ziwi diet. Hands down.
If you choose to feed Wysong we recommend mixing the Ziwi with it. The Wysong Epigen 90 DS is very rich and sometimes causes loose stools in ferrets. This can be fixed by adding Ziwi. Every noodle is different, just like hoomas so the proportions will have to be adjusted for your noodle until their stools are solid. That might mean 75% Ziwi and 25% Wysong, or it might mean 50% Ziwi and 50% Wysong mix.
Don't skimp on ferret food. Good in = Good out. If you feed them better food today, they'll be healthier tomorrow. What you spend now on ferret food you won't have to spend later on insulinoma treatments or bladder stone surgery.
Amazon.com & Chewy.com
If you decide to order food from either amazon.com or chewy.com please support our local ferret rescue by purchasing your normal everyday goods or ferret food through the Nirvana Ridge Amazon smile link Amazon will donate a portion of the proceeds to the shelter. If you choose to order through chewy please use the Nirvana Ridge Chewy link Chewy will donate $20 to Nirvana Ridge Ferret Rescue in Culpepper VA. Nirvana Ridge cares for around 100 ferrets, we adopted our noodles from this shelter. They do great work! We are not affiliated with them in anyway we just want to support the work they do.
The BAD Kibble List
If you're feeding any of the following kibbles or there are peas or pea four (causes bladder stones) in your kibble you need to switch your ferret to a better diet immediately! Learn how to switch to a better kibble here. The most common bad kibbles on this list are Marshalls, Kaytee, Totally Ferret & Zupreem. I also do not support feeding Orijen Cat & Kitten cat food.
Each of the foods is ranked by ingredients, to see why these food are on the BAD list you can check out the food rankings list.
NV Instinct Raw Boost Salmon
Nulo Freestyle Cat & Kitten – Chicken & Cod
Nulo Freestyle Cat & Kitten – Turkey & Duck
Nulo Medalseries Cat Adult – Chicken and Peas
NV Instinct Salmon
Go! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Salmon + Cod
"Farmina N&D Prime Lamb & Blueberry (formerly Farmina Naturals Lamb)"
Nature's Variety Ultimate Protein Duck
Go! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Lamb + Wild Boar Farmina N&D Prime Chicken & Pomegranate Neutered
Merrick Purrfect Bistro Grain Free Healthy Kitten Recipe
Performance Ultra Grain Free Kitten
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten
Health Extension Turkey & Salmon
Nulo Medalseries Cat & Kitten – Cod & Duck
4Health Whitefish Grain Free
Classic Kitten Dry Food – Chicken, Brown Rice & Pea Recipe
Canidae Pure Elements Chicken
Kaytee Revolving Menu Ferret Diet with Chicken
Kaytee Revolving Menu Ferret Diet with Turkey
Blue Wilderness Kitten
Path Valley Crunchy
James Wellbeloved
Dr Foster and Smith Signature Series Premium
Earthborn Primitive Feline
Classic Adult Cat Dry Food – Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe
FM Brown Tropical Carnival
Zupreem Original
Blue Wilderness Rocky Moutain Red Meat
Blue Wilderness Rocky Moutain Rabbit
Nature's Variety Ultimate Protein Chicken
Fromm Kitten Gold
4Health All Life Stages Grain Free
Earthborn Wild Sea Feline
Triple F Farms
Totally Ferret Turkey/Venison/Lamb
Stella & Chewy's Raw Blend
Wellness CORE Indoor
Browns Encore Premium
Zupreem Grain Free
Wellness Core Air-Dried Duck
Simply Nourish Kitten
Stella & Chewy's Raw Coated Kibble Cage-Free Chicken
Totally Ferret Active
Performatrin Ultra Grain Free
Blue Wilderness Adult
Marshall Original Premium
Health Extension Chicken & Brown Rice
Iams ProActive Health Kitten
Marshalls Select Chicken Formula
Wysong Ferret Archetypal-2
Fromm Four Star Chicken
Wysong Anergen 2
All Living Things Ferret Diet
Nature's Logic Turkey Cat
Marshall Carnivore Plus
Wellness Core Turkey/Duck
Purina ONE Kitten
Holistic Select Adult and Kitten
Taste of the Wild Rocky Mountain
Shepperd and Green Ferret
Marshalls Premium Ferret – Senior
Mazuri Ferret
Kaytee FortiDiet ProHealth
4Health Indoor Grain Free
Path Valley Premium
Gather Free Acres Organic Free-Run Chicken Dry Cat Food
Kaytee Fiesta Ferret
Science Diet Healthy Development Kitten
Sunscription VitaPrima Ferret
Purina Naturals Original
Purina Kitten Chow Nurture
Wild Harvest
Meow Mix Kitten LiL Nibbles
Royal Canin Kitten
Stella & Chewy's Raw Coated Kibble Wild-Caught Salmon
Meow Mix Original Choice
Wild Harvest Daily Blend
DuMor Ferret Diet
Hartz Bonanza Ferret
Evolution Vegan
While I would love to list every bad kibble that exists, it is much easier to just list the good ones.
Source: https://ferreteducation.com/kibble-recommendations/
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