Kibbles
Overseas Kibble Chart - This is not one of our charts, so we have no quality control. (We do not use ferret.edu’s chart for the US because of the way foods are ranked; with no concern for ingredient splitting. Its simply not as accurate as ours in terms of ranking based off MEAT protein)
Kibbles For Your Ferret
This is a Comparison Chart of ONLY the BEST kibbles for ferrets. All are pea/ chickpea/ lentil/ legume FREE. Created & maintained by Tara Whitehawk.
FC&E’s UK Kibble & Wet Food Chart (above) is an analysis of the old outdated Overseas Kibble Chart by Ferret Edu. It includes new kibbles & wet foods as well that are not on the old Overseas chart. Created and maintained by Holly Ravenhill.
A great article from Catinfo about why Prescription diets (Hills, Science Diet, Royal Canin, ect) are bad. (Remember, your ferret is an obligate carnivore, like a cat!)
Does Kibble Clean Teeth?
By Holly
No. Tartar and plaque build up in their teeth (just like humans!) so brushing is required. When my boy was on kibble, I would brush daily. Kibble-fed ferrets MUST have their teeth brushed, since the kibble is dry and absorbent and has carbs, and will sit on the teeth - especially the gum-line. More info on cleaning your ferret's teeth can be found under Grooming > Teeth.
Mixing Kibbles for Proper Fat Percentages
Courtesy of Emily Poteat.
How to use a Pearson Square to determine how much of each food in a mix you need to meet a certain requirement. <3 Since it's more common to see low-fat foods than low-protein, I'm using fat in this example. However, you can also use this to determine it for protein, fiber, etc. It's commonly used for dairy cows.
This is more complex when you have more than two foods, unfortunately; the diagrams are for a mix consisting of two foods only.
THE NUMBER IN THE BOX HAS TO BE BETWEEN THE NUMBERS OF THE TWO FOODS. IT CANNOT BE HIGHER THAN BOTH OF THEM OR LOWER THAN BOTH OF THEM.
Further info on how to use the Pearson Square: http://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/agriculture/formulating-rations-with-the-pearson-square-1-618/
Kibbles used here are an example, you need your own chosen kibbles percentages here to get the right outcome.
