Dr Ruth reminds all that pelletizing does NOT remove all of the worrisome components so even then they may cause problems for some. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/16803 If you look in past posts in the separate FHL archives (and I think I may well have carried that post to the FML) one of her own ferrets very sadly died for that reason. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 7352]