>Live fish.  This is not for the squeamish But my ferts have a fascination
>with my aquariums, so I have a couple of times bought a couple of feeder
>gold fish and put them in a water dish.  Out of curiosity mostly.  My guys
>went nuts, and they actually ate a couple.  The others that lived went
>into the aquarium.  This also mostly for those that feed BARF diets.  Its
>a kinda supplement, thats fun for your ferrets, if not so much fun for you.
 
I just thought I would mention, I have worked in the fish room of a major
pet store for a year and a half.  The fish are all treated with a wide
range of chemicals.  The chemicals all say "not to be used on fish intended
for human consumption."  Many are formaldehyde based, there's malachite
(also a poison), various fungal cures and some others I can't remember the
names of right now.  Despite the fact that I believe a fish can suffer like
any other animal, I would not recommend feeding goldfish to ferrets.  I
don't even let them drink out of my tanks (I've heard of the possibility
of guardia getting into a tank if the fish are fed mosquitos).
 
Jen
[Posted in FML issue 3395]