If you want to healthy happy ferret that is full of energy and content with its lifestyle then you have to make sure that you feed it the right diet.
These little guys want good food that suits their system and if they do not get the right food then they can suffer, so it is important that you make sure you know from the start what they should be eating, but more importantly what they should not be eating.
If you feed your little fuzzy friend the wrong food then they can become ill, they can suffer from diarrhea or their intestines can become blocked.
They can also suffer from insulinoma and hypoglycemia, which can develop in any one of these little guys, But by feeding them the right food can at least help to lower their chance of developing these illnesses.
They need to be eating a diet that is high in protein and fat, the least amount of carbohydrate the better as it is not their natural food.
They are meat eaters and vegetables are not what their systems need or want, so do not use these kind of foods as treats, it is better to use small amounts of meat as treats.
Be careful to find out exactly what is in the food that you are feeding them, as some of the foods that are made specifically for them have additives to bind them together and these may not be good for your fuzzy friends health.
This is a bit like the additives found in our own processed foods, which are no good for our health.
The manufacturers of some foods are more concerned with profit as apposed to the health of the consumer.
Do not feed your ferret large amounts, remember they are only little guys and can only manage small amounts of food.
There are good quality foods that are available for your fuzzy friend, but do not skimp on the quality as you will not be doing your pet any favors.
When you feed them meat, then there does not seem to be any evidence as what is best for them, cooked or raw so it is up to you as the owner what you would prefer to give them.
Some say that feeding them whole prey such as mice or baby chicks is the best diet you can give them, although this may be true or at least not harmful to them, it is not always a practical method for the owner and some could not even bring themselves to feed them this kind of food.
But we can feed them chicken, beef or lamb, liver and hearts are good.
In fact it is best to keep in mind that these little guys are carnivores, which means they are strict meat eaters.
It must be best them to feed them meat.
Just remember that your little fuzzy is going to be relying on you to feed it the right food, it cannot hunt and feed itself, which if it could would be hunting meat, so you have to provide it with what it would be eating if it were in the wild.
Forget sweets and vegetables, they would not be touching them in the wild, so do not subject them to those things in your home.