Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets vs. Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast

Alpha Feeds has a better protein to fat ratio. Pets at Home's ratio of 8.97 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Alpha Feeds has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Alpha Feeds has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Alpha Feeds contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Pets at Home Ferret Nuggets

Alpha Feeds contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken meal wheat poultry fat soyabean meal whole linseed wheatfeed oatfeed maize fish meal soya oil

Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast

Alpha Feeds has a better protein to fat ratio. Pets at Home's ratio of 8.97 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Alpha Feeds has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Alpha Feeds has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

poultry meat meal whole wheat fish meal whole maize poultry oil maize gluten meal brewers yeast sugar beet pellets whole linseed extract of yucca schidigera