To Tony:
 
>Hello,
>     I have a small cricket problem in my appartment and one of my ferrets,
>Merlin, has developed a taste for them.  I'm happy about this, but does
>anyone know of any potential problems with Merlin eating crickets?
 
 
        As long as you are not spraying insecticide on them and Merlin eats the
dead ones, there should be no problem.  Unadulterated crickets are okay...
 
       Bruce Williams, DVM                 Department of Veterinary Pathology
       [log in to unmask]         Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
       (202) 782-2600/2602                 Washington, D.C.  20306-6000
[Posted in FML issue 0980]