I am writing for a bit of advice. My extremely spoiled ferret, Bosco, seems to have abandoned his ferret food (8-in-1 Ultimate). We used to have it in a cage in the dining room; he never used the cage except to eat. We cleaned up the house, moved the cage, set up a food hut in Bosco's room upstairs (technically, the guest room, but he's taken it over). His brother, Elliot, promptly decided the food hut (to keep the cats from eating expensive ferret food) was a sleeping house, so we set up another food hut, which Elliot now uses equally. ;) Anyway, Bosco gets 8-in-1 snacks every morning, as well as cereal, a bit of orange juice, some fruit, etc. I also give him little bits of Balance bars (high in protein!), and Ferretvite and peanut butter, of course. I'm worried about his protein intake, though; he doesn't seem to be touching the Ultimate, nor any other ferret food we buy and offer him. I keep thinking about withholding snacks, but as that's the only food I actually see him ingesting, I don't want to starve the little critter. His energy level and weight seem fine, but I don't want to do him long-term damage. Any thoughts/advice? thanks! Laura [Posted in FML issue 3813]