First of all, thanks to everybody who gave me advice about my little biting problem with Ruben. Especially to Claire, who was absolutely right about the grooming (how obvious it is in retrospect! I should have picked it myself). Ru seems to be a teeny bit slow, but now it's getting through to him that he's hurting me, and I rarely have to remind him. Thanks everyone ^^ Secondly, I'm a bit confused by this diet discussion... what is kibble? Is it just a word for processed animal-biscuit foods? Forgive me, I'm Australian ^_^; On that note, if anybody can recommend a good dry ferret food that I can /find/ in Australia, I'd be much obliged ^^ Ferrets aren't as popular here as in the US (booooo!) and finding a ferret-specific diet has proven troublesome. Ruben eats chicken giblets for most meals, but I have to have some dry food around because his appetite varies wildly from day to day, and if I give him more meat than he needs, it all winds up under the bed or behind various doors (of course). The best thing I can find, though, is a diet designed for kittens, which had more protein and fats than the others available, but less than I would like (about 33% and 22% respectively, if I recall correctly). Any advice on that? ^^ - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fox Lee: The Girl Your Mother Warned You About http://hypercrescendo.net/foxlee/fls/ http://www.furbiddenrealms.com http://blurty.com/users/leechimera/ "Boobs ( of all sizes ) are a sign that nature or god is benign to us. Let us rejoice ^.^" - Boris Chwosta, from the VCL [Posted in FML issue 4728]