Hi there I want to thank everyone who answered my recent food questions regarding reading labels, and corn/rice etc.. You were all very helpful and informative. I do have another question though...why is it best to feed ferrets more than one food? See this all came about becuase I work at a pet store here in Ontario, Canada and I am working on getting the best foods I can in. So far I've convinced my boss (thanks to everyone here on the FML) to carry 8 in 1 Ultimate Ferret Diet, Royal Canine Feline Growth, Zupreem Ferret Diet and Hagen Ferret Diet (for those fo you not familiar with Hagen's food analysis you can see it here http://www.hagen.com/canada/english/small/info_sheet.cfm?CAT=62&INFO=23 I think its Canadian and not as bad as I oringally thought). Its been very hard for me to convince him to carry this many brands. Right now I need your help explaining to him why it is better to feed a ferret multiple brands of foods (from waht I've read online thats the best route to go). I'd of course like it if someone could verify that it IS better to feed ferrets this way and then give me a good 'line' i can use to convince my boss ;) And yes not all pet stores are bad. My store is a privately owned one and I've been working there for 5 years. Our babies come in at 6 weeks of age (I'd immediately STOP using a supplier that sends them any younger) We keep our ferrets in an HUGE 8 foot tall cage complete with hammocks, levels, houses, litter boxes, etc.. And they get their own play time where I let them run loose in a confined area of the store. My dad actually built this cage for the store under my directions. I hope to post pics soon so that you all can see. If any customers come into the store and are interested in a ferret I ask them what they are lookign for in a pet and if I feel a ferret is not the right pet for them I recommend another pet in the store that I feel is right. If they are persistent I will hand them the pamphlet from Ferret Central and tell them to bring it home, read it and come back if they still want a ferret the next day. I go over EVERY detail I possibly can about caring for them. I easily spend 1-2 hours on any customer that is serious about buying a ferret. And NO FERRET EVER leaves my store without a print out of the Ferret Central Mini-Faq. I make sure the new fuzzy owners leave with as much information as I can give them. ALL of my ferret customers come back and are eager to bring their fuzzies in so I can see how they are doing. I LOVE the relationship I have with my customers and unlike other BIG CHAIN stores that are in it for the money..I'm in it to feel good about bringing wonderful animals into equally as wonderful homes. And thankfully I have a boss who for the most part, lets me do what I feel is best :) Elizabeth Luc [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3735]