My ferrets are picky eaters, what are some good treats that might appeal to them?

Answer 1

No fruits or veggies! Ferrets are obligate carnivores and stuff like that goes right through them. Plus they might be too high in sugar which is bad for ferrets.
A very, very important treat is duck soup. It's a blend of cooked chicken, kibble, baby food, ferritone, and Uncle Jim's Duck Soup mix. Highly nutritious and vital for a sick ferret. You have to get them to like it while they are healthy so they will eat it when they need it. Here's a site that has a few recipes, you might not be able to view them without joining the forum though. http://www.everythingfert.proboards36.com/index.cgi?board=Soup The forum is excellent though, you won't regret joining it!
And be sure to pick up a copy of "Ferrets for Dummies" by Kim Schilling if you haven't already. ;)

Answer 2

No fruits, no veggies, no peanut butter, all have way too much sugar and ferrets lack a part of the intestines called the cecum, which is needed to digest fruits and veggies. However, if it's really just for a treat, like say a reward for a trick or a successful potty visit a tiny bit of either will not hurt them once in a while. I'm teaching mine to roll over and sit up and they usually get a bit of FerretLax or FerretVite or FerreTone for a reward, but on special days they will get HALF of a raisin or HALF of a Yogi treat(by 8in1).
Ferrets' tastes are imprinted when they are young, so start early. The wider a variety of different tastes you offer the less picky they will be later. Duck soup is fine, so is chicken or turkey baby food. I got mine used to it, because it can be a life saver if one of your fuzzies is sick and not eating kibble. Add some FerreTone to what ever you are trying to get your ferts to eat. It helps.
I had to get one of mine used to FerreTone first though. I did it by rubbing some of it on her gums and tongue with my finger. She loves it now. We actually use it when we clip nails. I dribble it on their bellies and they let me clip away while they clean their tummies.

Answer 3

Ferrets love Ferretone--it is an oil supplement to keep their skin oiled from bathing. Ferrets also like cat food and basically anything you eat but only about 10% of their diet and nothing high in salt or any caffeine.

Answer 4

Peanut Butter on just about any normal ferret treat. Peanut butter is uber healthy for those kind of pets too, and along with the other treat(or vitamin/pill if need be) it's an added bonus for your pets health.

Answer 5

Cooked chicken, bananas, raisins, try different fruits and veggies. Or here's a fun one I never tried....crickets. My rats totally love them!!