Ferrets do not have a cecum, that is what digests non-meat foods. they CAN NOT PROPERLY DIGEST ANYTRHING BUT MEAT. I don't mean to yell, but this is important, it can cause major major health problems, which can result in many different diseases, surgeries & death. an OCCASIONAL raisin is ok. Bread can be very dangerous as it gets larger when wet, the ferrets intestines are only the size of a straw so it can't digest the bread, it gets larger & gets stuck, a blockage. Ferrets blockages can be difficult to point out, as many have partial blockages for a while (the food or article) moves around the stomach, temporary blocking & unblocking the intestines.
Ham, suasage & bacon are very bad for ferts, as they have a lot of preservatives & salt, which is a no no.
I would rather see the ferret on only ferret food than giving it those foods.
Cat treats are fine though!! Mine love the pounce treats.
Ferrets get imprinted on foods, once they are used to one diet it is ussually difficult to get them used to eating something else. It took me about a year to get my ferrets to eat raw meat & even now, Maniac is still picky. Just be very very persistant & patient.
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