Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Duck

Nature's Variety 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 much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Pretty Bird is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient. Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

Pretty Bird has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Pretty Bird is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.

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First 10 ingredients:

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

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Duck

Nature's Variety 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.

First 10 ingredients:

duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal peas tapioca natural flavor freeze dried duck freeze dried chicken