Kaytee Fortified Ferret Food with Chicken vs. Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

Kaytee has a better protein to fat ratio. Pretty Bird's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Pretty Bird has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Pretty Bird has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Pretty Bird is 100% pea-free; Kaytee has peas as its 3rd ingredient. Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Kaytee Fortified Ferret Food with Chicken

Kaytee has a better protein to fat ratio. Pretty Bird's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken meal poultry by-product meal pea flour poultry fat chicken ground flax seed dried plain beet pulp fish meal brewers dried yeast dried egg product

Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

Pretty Bird has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Pretty Bird has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Pretty Bird is 100% pea-free; Kaytee has peas as its 3rd ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

hydrolyzed pork chicken meal poultry fat potato starch powdered chicken l-lysine tomato pomace dl methionine cellulose potassium citrate