I need some help from all you nice ferret folks & your fuzzies again. We just "rescued" an unwanted fuzzy from a shelter. He has a good disposition (not a nipper), but is very unresponsive to most things one does to get his attention. We think he is probably deaf. He shows all the signs of simply not being able to hear any noises like whistles, claps, "paper bag rustling" etc., & he has the "classic" appearance of the type of ferret that is usually afflicted (panda coloring, wide-set eyes & white pawtips). We would like to reward him for good behavior & possibly teach him to come to us, be we can not find a food treat that he likes! We have tried all the standards - peanut butter, ferretvite, raisins & all kinds of dried fruit, banana chips, bits of chicken, cereal, canned soft ferret food & every kind & brand of ferret treat made. He was on a diet of mixed food at the shelter - 8in1 Pro, Marshall, Totally Ferret & Kitten Chow & he eats ALL of this stuff out of his bowl (not finicky there) but we can not find anything "special" that he seems to really like! Any suggestions? Please don't bother to suggest any commercially available ferret treats, as the shelter sent a bag of "mixed treats" home & we can see that it contained some of everything our beloved first fuzzy enjoyed (& flat-out did not like) & we purchased everything out there at one time or another for him, so all that Shepperd & Greene & Kaytee & other stuff has been offered - & rejected. We're currently "rewarding" him with lovin' & back scritches, but we'd like to find something tasty for him to nibble & are at a complete loss over a fuzzy who rejects raisins & peanut butter! Anybody out there have a carpet shark who doesn't like ANY of the standard yummies? And what DOES he/she like as a treat? Thanks for any help you can offer! Lisa P.S. - It's NOT that he will just not take the proffered treat from US - we can leave these items in his bowl & he eats his ferret chow & leaves the "treats" behind. He has also eaten bits of regular Marshall from our fingers, so we gotta rule-out a "no candy from strangers" phobia. ;>) [Posted in FML issue 3262]