I'd recommend if anyone is considering what to feed to look the subject up in the archives so they can be well informed on all sides. Very important information is that not all ferrets will accept the foods we want to feed and that can be detrimental to them if we don't monitor carefully, especially when changing what they are imprinted on. Trying to do what an individual believes is better for their ferret may have dire consequences, no matter how good the intention is. Personally, I feed kibble, always have. I let the ferrets eat Beneful puppy food because they like it, I give them Marshmallow mateys because they like it, I feed a liquid kibble/AD/supplement recipe morning and evening, I let them eat from my plate if they want to, that includes cereal, pasta, pizza, whatever I'm eating that won't cause a possible blockage or cause them to be sick. I've had hundreds of ferrets since 1985 and the ferrets I have now live longer. Years ago 5-6 was the average age, now it's 8-9, with several reaching 10 and one reaching 12. I can't say it is what I am feeding because logically it involves multiple factors including nutrition. I spend an hour a day making recipe, less time making the other two recipes, I have to know which of the 22 kibble brands go in which bowl in which room and which kibbles are to be mixed together to get the blend that certain ferrets like. Put the wrong kibble in the wrong bowl and it ends up being shoved out onto the floor, put the wrong kibble in the wrong room and someone may not eat, put the wrong mix together and the ferrets won't eat it. Just because I choose to feed kibble doesn't mean I'm failing nutritionally for the ferrets that share my home. Feeding type is a personal choice that should be made by researching all sides and monitoring our ferrets closely. tle www.ferretfamilyservices.org [Posted in FML 6061]