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Dylan

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Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:10 AM
feed my ferrets! No one around me is very helpful. Any help would be appreciated.
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Re:Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:58 PM
I would start by asking if you want to feed a raw diet, or kibble.

If kibble, check out this food chart: http://moredooks.herobo.com/search.php?chart=ferret

Choose 2-3 foods from the green section and then slowly work to transition your ferret to this mix

Ferrets: Wesley, Percy, Owen    -rip Bandit-
Bettas- Kitty, Pip, and Logan
Sun Conure- Kita
Gerbils- Piper and Tailer
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Re:Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 3:51 PM
Kibble for sure, do I need to mix? And I picked Wysong ferret epigen 90, EVO ferret, and orijen cat and kitten if I need them. Does that sound like a good mix?
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Re:Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:44 PM
I answered my own question about mixing the foods.
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Re:Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 8:22 PM
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Re:Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:04 PM
So far my ferrets have never been picky, I just ordered Evo for right now what types of kibble do you feed yours?
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Re:Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:06 PM
I just want to make sure they as healthy as possible.
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Re:Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:22 PM
I like to mix to (a) provide a variety of tastes and textures and (b) so if one brand is ever unavailable, you have more foods your ferrets are used to. 

I also like to have at least 1 brand I can get locally, that way if I have an online order that is delayed, I can just run to the store and grab a small bag quick.

My guys are on Wysong Ferret Epigen 90, Natures Variety Instinct Duck, and Wellness Core. They get chicken baby food soupies about once a week, raw egg about twice a week, and lately I've been giving some raw meats (with mixed results)

Ferrets: Wesley, Percy, Owen    -rip Bandit-
Bettas- Kitty, Pip, and Logan
Sun Conure- Kita
Gerbils- Piper and Tailer
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Re:Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:31 PM
The best food I can get locally is zupreem. Which is better than all the others they carry atleast.
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Re:Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 10:35 PM
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Re:Wondering what to - Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:33 PM
Ive been feeding them zupreem and just order Evo for them and I was going to order Wysong for them as well. Is a third mixer necessary though?
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Re:Wondering what to - Friday, April 18, 2014 8:18 AM
It's really up to you. Personally, I avoid Evo because it was bought out by P&G and had a ton of recalls last year. If I'm not mistaken, they were bought out again. So far though, they haven't changed the ingredients.

If you go with Zupreem, I do not recommend the grain free version. It seems that pea heavy foods are being correlated with bladder stones in ferrets.

Ferrets: Wesley, Percy, Owen    -rip Bandit-
Bettas- Kitty, Pip, and Logan
Sun Conure- Kita
Gerbils- Piper and Tailer

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