David Frischling wrote >To the person who wrote the email to Wysong, the price is actually $15 >for 7.5 oz, not 7.5 lbs. I'm sure that was a typo on your part, but I >just wanted others to know that the actual price is more like $30 a >pound, not $2 lb. Just to clarify, there are two different wysong "Archetype" ferret foods. I'm not quite sure why one is so much more expensive than the other: http://www.craftycreatures.com/forferretsonly/food_wysong_archetypal2.html has it for 11.95 for 3 lbs -- the first ingredient here is chicken. http://www.craftycreatures.com/forferretsonly/food_wysong_archetypal1.html is 14.95 for 7.5 oz. -- the first ingredient here is beef. This doesn't answer the question as to why it is so expensive, but here is a good comparison table of several foods, including Wysong Archetype 1 and 2: http://www.ferret-universe.com/care/food.asp It seems that Archetype 1 is freeze-dried or something similar, and the website says something about reconstituting it with water.Is it possible that perhaps a very small (light) amount goes a long way? I know a couple of ounces of freeze-dried camping food can have the nutritive value of a pound or so of reconstitued food. Anyone know? -Claire [Posted in FML issue 4459]