>The waste of carnivores is both more acid and has more nitrates in it >so it can cause nitrogen burn for plants, and the salts in urine also >can cause problems. > >Nitrogen burn is also caused fertilizer burn when it comes from >fertilizers. Maybe so Sukie...but ferret litter sure makes a great critter barrier in my bulb garden. As long as fresh litter is down and in place, the squirrels give a wide birth to my bulb beds and decimate all the neighbor's bulbs instead...which doesn't break my heart one iota!! <<GRIN>> MC, The Rude One [Posted in FML 7079]