This is where a group like this comes in handy as not all the group member use expensive dry ferret food. I for one use a cat breeders mix and have done for quite a few years, yet none of my ferrets suffer from any diet deficiency. Any kittens I breed have a choice of raw meat or dry cat food at every meal, from all the records I keep on my ferrets, I have found that by the age of 10 to 12 months the kits are starting to go off the raw food. I keep getting told by some UK ferret owners on the Internet, that the cat breeders mix is not a good diet for ferrets, so this winter I tried to feed all my ferrets on raw mince, it was a waist of money as it ended up being fed to my dogs. My oldest ferret at the moment was born 27 th February 1990, this was an accident as I did not expect my jills to come into season until the end of February I have also been talking to a University Professor of Zoology , who agrees with how I feed my ferrets and according to him, adult ferrets actually benefit from a lower protein diet. If you wish to see any of my ferrets take a look at the three sites below, and make up your own minds. http://uk.profiles.yahoo.com/houseferrets13uk http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/house-ferrets http://communities.msn.com/MyNorwegianFerretFamily/tonystale.msnw Any one who wishes to reuse this article should seek my approval first and use it in its entirety Written by Ant / Tony O'Sullivan .SMWR inc. NHFA, UK [Posted in FML issue 3654]