Ed wrote in the FML for Jan 3 that LUMPS can be left out. Considering that this has meat that has just barely been cooked and eggs, I'm amazed. I'm not saying you're wrong, Ed. You've got the experience and I don't. I'm just wondering if you do this often, and still have no ferrets that have gotten ill. I really want to feed my babies better food than they're getting (dry food), but the last time I tried to switch them they got ill, because if I can't leave the food out, I can only feed twice a day. They had all kinds of stomach problems with that, mainly diarrhea and extreme nausea. So if LUMPS can be left out with no problems, that might just be the solution. SR -- Serena Renee Cissell faded skies~*~www.visi.com/~starla/ "Any idiot can face a crisis - it's this day-to-day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov [Posted in FML issue 2919]