Wysong Ferret Epigen 90 – Starch Free Dry Natural Food for Ferrets, Brown, Model Number: WDFE905

The best dry food for ferrets
Some “ferret” kibble on the market is garbage, pure and simple. *cough* marshall *cough* Ferrets are obligate carnivores with short digestive tracts. Your ferret should NOT eat carbs or pea protein. This is the only dry food I feet my ferrets. But it should not be the ONLY food you feed your ferrets.
Ferret teeth are designed for shredding meat. Gnawing on hard kibble is not healthy for ferrets. Here’s what I’ve done for years- get warm water. Mix in 2 spoons of Dook Soup from Pampered Ferret (freeze dried raw, 98% meat.) Put this kibble in the warm water so it softens. Note- other ferret kibble will turn to mush because of the high carb content (again, not healthy for your ferrets!) This kibble simply softens, making it easier for your ferrets to eat. I then add Stella & Chewys raw dinner morsels (frozen), about 5 nuggets for 2 ferrets. Let sit for 10 minutes. Stir together. Top with a pinch of salmon oil. Serve.
Ferrets imprint on their food. You need to make sure you introduce your ferrets to a variety of raw meats prior to 6 months of age. For kits, I’ll take their treats (utilize treats for potty training), crumble some over their food, and serve so they get used to the taste and associate it with food. Note- a lot of “ferret treats” are garbage too. Get freeze dried RAW chicken, liver, minnows. Your ferret never needs carbs, sugar (which is a carb), veggies, etc in their treats.
I specifically get the starch free epigen due to limited ingredients and probiotics. If you bought your ferret from a chain pet store, it’s probably a Marshall ferret. I would switch them over quickly to this kibble and raw food. You want to do this while they are kits. Once their digestive system gets used to the food, you’ll have less poop as more of it is fully utilized by their bodies. At first they may have loose stool, more stool, for this I recommend “Poopin Pumpkin” to bulk up their stools. I use it every 3 weeks or so to prevent intestinal blockages as well, which ferrets are prone to, and those are very expensive to fix.
My ferrets readily accepted the kibble and raw food. As for the treats, it’s a work in progress. These ferrets grew up in a pet mill on a poor diet. Patience is key. The price is worth it 10x over. A poor diet and stress can cut your ferret’s life short.
Remember, ferrets are expensive animals. Forget the initial $400 per ferret. You need yearly vet exams, then biannual once they hit age 3. You need to invest in proper food and a LARGE cage. Enrichment. Emergencies. Diet is the foundation of health.

Best food for my ferrets
Hands down this is the best food for my ferrets. I mix with 2 other foods and after getting them off Marshalls, their coats are fluffy and soft! I rescued 3 ferrets in May and their coats were rough and wiry. In 3 months their coats are shiny and soft. Even though this food is pretty expensive, I’ll keep buying it for my ferrets. It’s amazing the difference it has done.

Pricey but ferts like it
Good food quality, my girls like it. I don’t like the price.

My ferrets love it
My ferrets really like this food above anything we have tried over the years, one of our ferrets is getting very old and it’s a bit tough to keep weight on her so this food is a must have for her