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Does anyone know if ferret manure/cedar chip bedding is safe for a compost ingredient
 
Posts: 1 | Registered: November 04, 2009Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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I had pet ferrets for many years, & was always advised NOT to use their used bedding or droppings in compost piles because they - along with dogs & cats - can carry pathogens that are transmittable to humans; not all of which are killed by the heat of the cooking compost.
 
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My understanding is that herbivore manure is okay, but omnivore and carnivore is not. My rabbit eats nothing but vegetables, so I use his. Same with my chinchilla. So far as I know (I'm no ferret expert) most ferrets eat dog/cat food or other meat products, so I wouldn't use that.
 
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