I'm on holistic ferret forum already and evo dog food has plenty of protein. But yeah raw would be ridiculously expensive where I live, breeding mice cuts down on costs but keep in mind I have to order food and bedding shipped in for those as well, it's hard to get anything where I live. There's no way I could buy meat here for 6 ferrets for $15 a week, more like double that and that isn't affordable for me. I would if I could. I've looked into ordering frozen whole prey but that's not cheap either once you add shipping and I don't have a freezer.