From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2001-05-17 11:34:00 UTC
Subject: Re: enquiries@ferretworld.co.uk
At 4:22 PM +0000 5/17/01, Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>Can anyone tell me if peanut brittle is OK for ferrets? This is
>peanuts in a candy coating. I know there is peanut butter crunch by
>8 in 1 and my ferret used to love it but here in the UK, Customs
>decided to ban it. Its the peanuts I'm worried about in case of
>allergies.
>From Simon and the Ten
There certainly are no peanuts and no candy in the type of 8 in 1
food that we use as a part of our food mix, and I have not heard of
them in any ferret foods.
They will not be able to digest peanuts readily, and chunks could
cause dangerous blockages. Meanwhile, the sugar would be empty
calories and might worsen things if pancreatic problems, obesity, or
dental illness are present.