First let me say, bravo for the switch. It's not easy for a lot of us ferret owners to try something new. I've used EVO for close to 1.5 years now and I love the stuff (as well as the fuzz). Yes, it takes time for the ferrets systems to acclimate. But the end result will be worth it. I've also heard many people complain when their ferrets are switched to a lower carb food because of the change in poops. But I still wonder why people don't understand that a change like this is for the ferrets benefit, worth a couple or even few months of bad poops. After all, for years now makers of pet foods have shoved rice down our throats cause it makes it easier to clean up etc etc. Better for the cats and dogs they say. I say how? No wonder our pet world is filled with overweight diabetic cats. Dogs can typically burn that extra sugar, cats well not usually. Ferrets most definitely can't. No wonder our ferret world is inundated with insulinomic ferrets. Before anyone jumps, sit back and think about it. I got so sick of hearing how adrenal goes with insulinoma and vise versa. That insulinoma was not food related. My home ran rampant with insulinoma years ago. And I was not a sugary food treat type person. Since I started (before EVO even came out) looking for alternatives to rice in my ferrets diet (yes, I remember when it was no corn, but I still chose corn over rice) I've seen a mass improvement in the cases of insulinoma in my home. Coincidence? I don't believe so. As those I've raised from little ones (under one year of age) have had no cases of insulinoma. Now, we're talking seven year olds here. I've never made it past five years without a ferret here with insulioma. Adrenal yes, but insulinoma no. Im happy to report (hope I don't jinx myself) that since making the switch and I do mean years ago deciding that rice was just not in the cards for my gang even before EVO and NG came on the market by using others with little to no rice at all.. I've seen a mass of improvement. Yes, I did the dreaded potatoe (even though it was shoved down my throat that ferrets couldn't digest potato. I thought it better that binders as something they couldn't digest was better than their bodies absorbing extra sugar they didn't need. I am happy again to report that I now have two seven year olds, one six year old and several five plus with no new cases. *Sigh* of relief. Its something I feel as strongly about as I do feeding prey to those that I've raised on prey and those that have converted. Ive adjust to the fact that I don't have solid pretty formed easy to clean up poops it just comes with feeding a low carb diet. Im not on poop watch anymore (unless I fear they got into something) looking for loose stools though I consider myself more a possible dehydrated ferret watcher or abnormal stool watcher. But just about anyone that feeds low carb food will tell you loose poops are just not consernable. It's a fact of changing their diets and making it better for them, not easier for us. That's why rice was introduced into pet foods (well, that and because frankly it's cheaper than corn) years ago. To make it easier on us humans. But it came with high consequences later down the road. I'll take my loose poopers over insulinoma or diabetes anyday. Ps. So much for the adrenal insulinoma link that one of my vets assured me years ago. I argued with him then and joyfully argue with him now except that I have proof now they just don't always come together. Adrenal can possible drive glucose down a bit but it's just IMHO not related to or causes insulinoma. That has been my stand and continues to be since I've got house full of adrenals with no insulinoma. Now, if we could just "cure" adrenal I'd be set to go. Also, Im a big avid prey feeding momma. From two to 7 prey eating heathens in just under five months. That goes for one of the seven years olds. For those that say you can't teach an old dog/ferret new tricks, you haven't met Abby. She believes chicken legs are da bomb! Don't know why that is *shakes head*, she goes for the legs first where as the other guys tend to go for the head. I shudder when I think about it, but then I smile. They must be pretty smart guys to know why they prefer to consider it a want/need to eat that first. Yes, I've been able to get past the "I can't do it" and "I can't feed those to MY ferrets" and the wanna wretch stage to smiling because I've now seen a ferret that enjoys and even dances for joy at food time. Nothing makes your heart smile like that of a content happy fuzz or the arguing as two ferrets try to figure out who exactly gets the prey first. Then the winner dashing off with his prize and the loser saying "who cares" moms got more. LeanneB [Posted in FML 5949]