Raw Feeding Cheat Sheet
For Adult Ferrets And Kits
- 64 Raw food ingredients categorized into muscle meats, bones, organs, and even whole prey so you know exactly how to build a raw diet safely.
- Discover exactly what nutrients your ferret needs (and which raw foods provide them), so you can be confident your ferret will never deal with nutrient deficiency.
- Avoid digestive issues with size-appropriate bones — plus, get bone percentages for 25+ bones to prevent overfeeding or underfeeding.
- How to calculate your ferret's daily calories with one simple formula (so you can customize your ferret's meals to their individual biology and activity level)
ferrets are obligate
carnivores.
Their body was meant to receive essential nutrients from animal-based ingredients.
While balanced raw diets are great, feeding small whole prey animals like mice, hamsters, chicks, gerbils, small rabbits, and quail is encouraged.
Start the raw diet young!
Ferrets imprint on food, so it’s encouraged to switch your ferret to raw as soon as possible. In this video I explain why this is important and give some tips and tricks on transitioning your kit.
what makes up a raw diet?
Muscle meat, raw meaty bones, secreting organs, and other whole foods that provide essential nutrients.
If you need help deciding what to give your ferret, you can always use our cheat sheet!
Thriving starts with the diet.
Ferrets are prone to many health issues, even at a relatively young age!
If you want your ferret to thrive, they need to eat a species appropriate, balanced raw diet.
Plan your ferret's meals easily.
Use our interactive formulator to determine exactly what you need to build your ferret’s meals!
Thinking about getting a ferret?
Watch this video to learn why feeding your ferret raw is ideal. I go over why, what to feed, and a little bit of meal prep!
Download Your Free Raw Feeding Cheat Sheet!
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