I'm wondering since the ferret kits were born June 20 and since they are still nursing, what the chunks of food are in the pan in the nestbox. Cyan seems to be a good mom, this morning (pacific time) at about 9.30 pm she was nursing them, but now before noon (again PST) one looked like it was eating out of the food pan. Cyan seems to be a good mom, again this am she hauled several who seemed to be inclined to go out the exit back in by the scruff. When she was asleep I noticed one brave kit looked out the entrance hole, then hesitated and returned to mom. Yesterday I thought I saw her bring small pieces of something from outside and eat it while she was with the kits. Does anyone know whether they get all meat, or do the adults get any kibble type diet supplement since the raw/cooked? meat might not be balanced. I'm not a diet freak so am just curious what the National zoo uses. Anyone know? Also, does mom wean them ? And do domestic ferrets also allow kits to voluntarily wean - ie does the milk supply just start to diminish as they start to move around and self feed - or as in humans (as in India where children are nursed for longer than in Europe) if the stimulus suckling continues, does ferret mom continue to produce milk. Do any ferret breeders notice differences in weaning times with ferret females, or are they all pretty much the same? That Ferretcam is addictive - it's kind of like watching grass grow, but not as boring, ie very soothing, interesting, and slightly humorous. I watched them all sleeping for about 3-4 minutes then realized I had work - to do, ie live creatures, to take care of. Got to turn this laptop off and get stuff done!!! Meryl [Posted in FML 6401]