Is brown rice considered a filler in ferret food?

Question

Also is brown rice worse or is wheat worse. Rice is gluten free so whats worse.

Answer 1

Either is a filler, but as long as it doesn't make the fiber too high, I would prefer brown rice in my ferret's food.

Answer 2

Both are plant matter, and thus your ferret will be unable to get any nutrition from them, so they are both filler. Ferrets are strict carnivores and lack the cecum, a body part needed to digest plant matter into a usable form. Ferrets can enjoy the taste and texture of plant-based foods, but without a meat based diet, they will starve. When you look at good ferret/cat/kitten foods for our ferret, check the ingredients list. You want as many of the first five ingredients to be meat or meat by-products as possible.

Answer 3

wheat is worse. And brown rice is a filler, not one you would want in your ferrets food.