Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret vs. Gilbertson & Page Dr. John Merlin Ferret Food

Gilbertson & Page 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. Both foods are pea-free. Both foods contain sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

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.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Gilbertson & Page Dr. John Merlin Ferret Food

Gilbertson & Page 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.)

First 10 ingredients:

poultry wheat chicken fat chicken liver egg yeast potato flaxseed sugar beet fish