Rebecca, I have only had my ferret for a little over a year, but I've done a lot of research before and since I got Rocky. There is a book on ferrets from 1898 at the Northern Ohio Ferret Assn. web site) sorry, I don't have the address). It says to feed them milk and bread. Ferrets then were used for hunting rabbits and rats. An interesting and amusing read for ferret lovers. Sharon & Rocky "I chew on mommy's ankle when she's doing research on the internet to get her attention. I don't understand why she spends so much time reading about ferrets when she could be playing with one--namely me!" [Posted in FML issue 3833]