Hi there Just wanted to stick in my two cents worth about the coloured ferrets. I too use and have used manic panic and punky color on myslef for years. I agree that these dyes are safe to use on animals. Anyways...I wanted to say that the safest bet for dying is diluted food colouring. We get a TV Show up here in Canada that has this blond lady who interviews celebrities and their pets. She has a little maltese that is a deep pink color. On one of the shows she spilled her secret..she uses food coloring diluted to make a watery paste. I dont 100% condone dying pets hair (sometimes it looks ridiculous) but I dont think its cruel either. Food: I've been investigating into proper ferret diets for a few months now. Comparing food comparison charts, ingredients, etc. I wonder if I could get opinions on which foods actualy ARE the best. I work at a pet store (up here in canada) and I have been trying to decide which foods i want to carry. I spent several hours on the internet going to each manufacturers web page and copying ingredients and analysis's. One thing I notice is that people focus on corn being a bad thing, which I completely agree. But what about all the rice and rice flour they put in the diets? How does rice, rice flour come into the equation? Does somebody have a web page which explains the BEST way to analyze a food? So far I've decided to carry : - 8 in 1 Ultimate Ferret Diet - Royal Canin Feline Growth - Eagle Pack Kitten Formula - Hagen Ferret Diet (which I never cared for until I put it up against other foods and found it was actually better than most) - and I personally add Wyson Archetype Diet into my ferrets diet Some of these foods are canadian in nature so many of you may not be familiar with them but I will gladly supply anybody who asks with the ingredients and analysis. I am mostly interested in somebody explainging EXACTLY how to examine a food properly for what is best. Thank you. Elizabeth Luc [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3728]