Andrea Fluet wrote:
>First i'd like to know if kitten food should be fed throughout an entire
>ferret's life, of if after sexual maturity a different level (cat, or food
>for aging cats) can be fed.
 
Kitten food until the ferret's about 3, then move to a good cat food.  Diet
food for aging cats doesn't have enough protein or fat for most adult
ferrets; only use that if your vet recommends it because your ferret is
overweight or has kidney or other problems.
 
>i'd like to know what a good weight range is for females and males.
 
There's a lot of variation.  I know of healthy adult females between
0.75 lb and 3 lb or more (340 g - 1.4 kg), and males from 1.75 lb to
6 lb or more (800 g - 2.75 kg).  Depends on genetics, food, exercise,
and age at altering.
 
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