Effects of diet on captive black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) food preference

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1996)15:23.3.CO;2-Z Black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) are both habitat and prey specialists that depend on prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) for food and utilize prairie dog burrows for refuge. In this study we investigated the effects of captive diet during early development on adult black-footed ferret food preferences. To test the hypothesis that early diet affects […]