RE:
>I was thinking of putting a child's swimming pool of this peanuts in the
>ferret room.  I would like to hear from those of you that have tried this.
>Could there be any problems?  My husband says that they would not decompose
>fast enough in their tiny stomachs, that I am looking for trouble
 
Mary,
 
I received a couple of boxes at Christmas time from merchants with the
Cornstarch peanuts in it and little notes explaining what they were.  I had
read that they would be fun for the ferrets, but I had my doubts - plus how
do you know a merchant is telling you the truth, or that who is selling the
peanuts to them is telling the truth, etc.......... SO because these were
my fur children I was considering these for I decided I had to be a "good
Mom" and make sure they were biodegradable.  I popped one in my own mouth
and while the taste was rather bland (!), the peanut literally melted away
in my saliva, in a fairly quick amount of time (not instantly).  Meep had a
ball snuffling around in them and I was reassured about them.  I would
recommend like anything that you don't just leave it out but supervise the
use of them, just like anything.
 
Karla
[Posted in FML issue 2996]