Wellness CORE Original vs. Kaytee Fortified Ferret Food with Turkey

Kaytee has a better protein to fat ratio. Wellness's ratio of 2.5 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Kaytee has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Wellness has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Wellness has a lower concentration (5th vs 3rd ingredient).

Wellness CORE Original

Wellness has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Wellness has a lower concentration (5th vs 3rd ingredient).

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

deboned turkey deboned chicken turkey meal chicken meal peas herring meal chicken fat dried ground potatoes tomato pomace ground flaxseed

Kaytee Fortified Ferret Food with Turkey

Kaytee has a better protein to fat ratio. Wellness's ratio of 2.5 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Kaytee has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

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