I have had ferrets for a number of years...ok, really more than a
decade. And I've been on the FML for all but the first 2 of those
years. There's been so much learned in that time - my little ones
now have access to total darkness, no access to raisins, etc.

Recently, I've lost a couple of oldsters to the regular ferret
diseases, and have started contacting local shelters to hopefully
adopt a younger ferret to add some "zest" to my (depressingly small)
business.

One of the questions they always ask is about food. I've had a number
of rescues, and they can be extremely picky about what they will and
will not eat. So, I've settled on Marshall Farms food and Iams Kitten
(about 2/3 MF - I felt strongly I needed a food easily available at
Wal-Mart and similar in case of emergency, so the Iams was decided on
quite a number of years ago).

They get Bandits (chicken) as their primary treat, and I've recently
started trying to get them used to Duck Soup (yes, Uncle Jim's... I
know that making it myself would be better, but I have neither the
time nor space to do so). They are all used to Nutri-Cal, but don't
get a lot of it, nor very often, except when sick.

I do not want to start a debate, so please, email me offlist at
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I and my ferrets thank you for any advice you can give.

[DJ]

[Posted in FML 6990]