To all you knowledgeable FMLers, I pose the following questions, in hope
that you will answer:
 
l. RE: Totally Ferret: I am going to try TF for the first time.  (I cannot
get it locally;(the pet store told me that they cannot order it b/c TF
has a *deal* with Petco.and other bigger stores, and will not send to the
little stores.  Is this true?  My main question here: is the TF for older
ferts as good tasting as the regular TF?  Fang is 5+, and a very fussy
eater, and I'm not sure he will eat it.  Whichever I order, should I mix
it with his adult Iams that he has been on all his life?  Does he HAVE to
eat the *older Ferret* if the reg.  tastes better?  I will wait for your
answers before I order.
 
2. RE: This is a bit embarrassing, but I don't know what a cheweasel is.
I looked at the store, but only saw the usual pigs ears, dried beef sticks,
and rawhide stuff (that I heard yrs. ago not to feed your dogs b/c of
blockages), but didn't see anything called a cheweasel!  Please tell me
if that name is on the package?????  Where do I buy it?
 
3. RE: Woodstove pellets: I drove 74 miles to get some at the Home Depot,
as many of you wrote about how great it was.  I bought the 40 lb bag, and
Fang won't have anything to do with it!  He is going NEXT to the litter
box, which he has always used quite faithfully.  Do I grind it up, or what
is the secret?
 
4.RE: Litter box suggestion: We use the shallow plastic rectangle plant
*saucers* from Wall Mart, or wherever you can find them.  They are great;
they measure 6 1/2" x 16" x 1"deep, and are fairly inconspicous; fit easily
under things, and come in colors. :>)  We have several around the house
(wherever Fang tell us to put them).  However, in the cage, where he spends
only his nights, we have one of the yukky, plastic, rust colored hospital
barf containers that actually make the best litter boxes for cages!  The
sides are easy to cut down (we leave three sides deep, and cut only the
front)...I pick 'em up at yard sales for 25cents.
 
5.RE: Past thread about Mike's opinion of bypassing the front desk
receptionist; if my ferret was needing immediate attention, there is no way
I would "wait" til they could fit me in; I would not be rude, as I'm sure
Mike wasn't, but I would express myself in such a way that I would get my
ferret help; in these cases, often a vet assistant can help until the vet
is available.  There is no way I would sit still.  I back Mike 100%, and
no need to bother flaming me; this has already been run into the ground on
the FML, and flames don't bother me as I stand firm in my beliefs.
 
 ...and I believe in you guys, and only wish that all pet owners loved
their animals the way we do our furbabies!
 
Happy Tails,
lizzi in Colorado p.s.
I lied about the bitty part again.
[Posted in FML issue 2853]