>From:    "David J. Ellis" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: How much food does a ferret consume....
 
>4. On the basis of what goes in must come out, 120 lbs is quite a large
>pile of poop in the corner :)
 
Now, I know that's not right...*most* of it never leaves the fert, it gets
"spent" in energy.  How much waste varies according to the food type; try
giving your guys cheap just Purina for a couple of days, you'll see the poop
quantity skyrocket.  So will the intake; they need to eat way more of the
crud just to get close to the nutrition.
 
How efficient is a fertgut, anyhow?
[Posted in FML issue 1745]