hi all -
 
re litter box fillers:
 
i've seen suggestions before about using alfalfa pellets in the litter box
instead of cat litter.  i figured we could give it a try, because the cat
litter gets messy when it's tracked all around.  well, the pellets are
certainly cheap if you buy a big bag and it smells ok, but the only ferrets
who took an interest in it seemed to think it made a pretty good snack!
maybe they're part rabbit.  has anyone had luck using this stuff?
 
re growth patterns:
we've been weighing our two newest boys every day since we got them, just to
see how fast they grow.  it's scary!  they've been putting on just over half
an ounce a day, on average, and Odo (the bigger of the two) has gone from 11
ounces to 1 pound 13 ounces in the 5 weeks we've had him.  Quark is keeping
up the pace, having gone from 10 ounces to 1 pound 10 ounces.  on the graph,
their weight is going up in a straight line.  does any one know when we
could expect their weight gain to level off?  at this rate they'll outweigh
the cats in a couple months!  the vet figures they're about 12 weeks old at
this point, and they aren't fixed (yet).
 
larry, beckers, and the wild eleven
 
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[Posted in FML issue 1251]