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Why do ferrets not eat fruit?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Ferrets are carnivores (meat eaters) and lack a cecum or appendix to properly digest vegetables, fruits or grains. Fruits can cause stomach blockage in ferrets which without surgical intervention will cause a very painful death.

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