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Burgess Excel ferret food is made using premium ingredients that ensure great quality and taste. Helping to support a healthy diet for ferrets of all ages, it’s designed to help your ferret thrive. High in good quality protein for obligate carnivores, our ferret nuggets can provide beneficial vitamins and nutrients too.
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Having evolved as highly effective predators, ferrets need meat in their diet to meet their nutritional needs. This helps to provide the fat, protein and other nutrients needed for a healthy life. Made with a high meat content, our ferret nuggets also have extra ingredients to support digestive health, the immune system and help promote a glossy coat, all in one tasty product.
Ferrets are very active and energetic animals, needing regular exercise and space so that they can play. They love burrowing and climbing so pipes, tubes, platforms and tunnels are great for ferrets – as are training activities that put their intelligence to the test. Able to learn tricks and solve simple puzzles, ferrets also love to show off their big personalities. Mischievous and sometimes naughty, ferrets like stealing food, as well as objects such as pens and keys. So if you’re ever missing something, it’s likely that your ferret has hidden them in one of their secret hiding places. However, when it comes to food, as pet owners, we must ensure that our ferrets are eating a healthy diet that meets their dietary requirements.
Ferrets are ‘obligate carnivores’, meaning they have to eat meat to stay healthy, as it contains important nutrients they can’t get from other types of food. In the wild, they may go for small animals such as rats, birds, fish and even hedgehogs, but the best diet is one that contains protein and fat, which are both found in poultry such as chicken and turkey. A good ferret diet must be high in energy, high in protein and low in fibre. This is due to their distinct digestive systems, and their high metabolic rates. Ferrets turn food into energy very quickly and have a short gut. This means food passes through them quickly and they need to eat digestible food – such as our Excel Ferret Nuggets. Our nuggets not only contain high levels of quality protein to help provide the essential amino acids that ferrets need, but also include vitamins such as zinc and biotin to help support a healthy skin and coat.
Understanding ferret digestion
At Burgess, our complete ferret food is created with high quality ingredients and is fully supplemented for a healthy diet. Our nuggets contain good quality poultry protein and fat. Along with taurine for a healthy heart, prebiotics to support digestion and added linseed for coat condition, our ferret nuggets can help to provide your pet with nutritious meals, every single day.
The science of animal nutrition has come a long way, and we make it our job to remain on top of industry-leading advice, and its effect on pet health and well-being. We have also been involved in research that highlights the dangers associated with muesli diets and the effects this could have on rabbits’ feeding patterns and nutritional intake.
A good diet for your ferret includes the right amount of protein, fat, minerals, vitamins and fresh water, according to the age and lifestyle. Calculating this isn’t always straightforward, so our consumer care team is here to help. You can contact them for help to ensure your pets’ diet is right for them.
Excel Ferret Nuggets provide nutrients such as quality protein, fat and taurine, as well as biotin and Vitamin A, Vitamin D3 and Vitamin E.
Why choose Burgess ferret nuggets?
At Burgess, we understand the complex nature of ferret dietary requirements, and the effect that a poor diet can have on their health, well-being and welfare. Without good levels of protein, fat and all-important vitamins and minerals, ferrets will lack the energy they need to exercise, play and be happy. A good daily intake of protein, fat and vitamins is essential for your pet’s health, and this can be found in our Excel Ferret Nuggets. Fortified with vitamins A, D3 and E for healthy skin, coat, teeth and bones, there are no added artificial colours, flavours or preservatives within these nuggets.
We work with our suppliers, including farmers in the UK, to ensure that the ingredients that go into our nuggets are of the highest quality and help to provide your pets with nutritional goodness.
We truly care about animal welfare here at Burgess, and this is why we have created dedicated pages relating to feeding habits, behaviour, companionship, housing, and health. We always put pet health and wellbeing at the forefront of our efforts. We hope to educate and advise so, together, we can work to give your ferrets a very happy life.
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The ingredients in Burgess ferret food provide protein, fat, minerals and vitamins that support a balanced diet for your pet. Developed by our in-house veterinary surgeon, animal nutritionist and food technology team, we offer nuggets that can help to provide your pets with their daily nutritional needs.
Our balanced nuggets are high in good quality protein for obligate carnivores and stay fresher for longer than raw meat.
We recommend introducing Burgess Ferret Nuggets to your ferret by gradually mixing in the new food with the old over a period of 7-10 days until the new food completely replaces the old diet.
If you’re at all unsure about the best way of feeding your animal or have any concerns about specific nutritional requirements at different times of their life, ask your local veterinary practice for advice.
You can also call our expert team on 0800 413 969 who’ll be happy to help. They’re available 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
Alternatively, you can use our online form to get in touch.
Ferrets are strict carnivores, meaning they have to eat meat to stay healthy as it contains important nutrients they can’t get from other types of food. Meat contains good levels of fat and protein, which aren’t found in fruit and vegetables. In fact, ferrets lack the ability to derive balanced nutrition from plant matter. To make up for this, their diet must be high in animal protein, high in fat, and low in fibre. Our Excel Ferret Nuggets contain high levels of quality poultry protein which provide the essential amino acids that ferrets need, along with antioxidants to support the immune system, and taurine for healthy coat condition and all round health. Beyond this, ferrets can be given occasional treats such as fresh fish or the yolk of a hard-boiled egg. However, because some treats and food types aren’t suitable for ferrets, and can make them ill, it’s important that you know what they can and can’t eat. If you’re ever unsure, please use the following as a guideline, and seek the advice of your vet before introducing any new foods into their diets.
Ferrets shouldn’t eat the following foods: Dairy products; Apple; Blackberries; Lentils; Lima Beans; Pears; Pigeon beans; Pink beans; Pinto beans; Raspberries; Spinach; Bananas; Blueberries; Broccoli; Brussel sprouts; Dates; Figs; Green Beans; Guavas; Kiwi fruit; Onions; Oranges; Dried plums; Sweet potato; Peanut butter; Raisins; Rice; Bananas; Salt; Chocolate.
For further information on what foods ferrets can and can’t eat, please contact us today.
A good diet for ferrets would consist of:
The PDSA suggest ways to make feeding time fun too, by:
Foods ferrets shouldn’t eat include: Apple; Blackberries; Lentils; Lima Beans; Pears; Pigeon beans; Pink beans; Pinto beans; Raspberries; Spinach; Bananas; Blueberries; Broccoli; Brussel sprouts; Dates; Figs; Green Beans; Guavas; Kiwi fruit; Onions; Oranges; Dried plums; Sweet potato; Peanut butter; Raisins; Rice; Bananas; Salt; Chocolate.
Ferrets have a limited digestive capacity to process fruit and vegetables. Therefore, you shouldn’t feed them any of these foods. Not only do they have a short digestive tract that does not respond well to fibre, but as carnivores, they are unable to convert fibrous plant material to usable food. Raisins and bananas also have high sugar levels so are bad for dental health too. Ensuring your pet consumes safe food is a must, and we can always advise and guide if you are ever unsure about any food type.
Our ferret nuggets contain all of the nutrients your pet needs to live a full and healthy life. With deliveries available across the UK – to areas including Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff and London – your pets can have a diet that helps to meet their daily needs and is full of healthy and beneficial ingredients. Get those food bowls filled today by browsing our selection or calling us on 01405 862241 for more information.
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