In regards to the comments about food, I feed _ONLY_ _DRY_ kitten food. I have found that a general rule of thumb is that the higher the quality (and that usually means higher price, but not the other way around) the less the ferret will eat. So you may pay more per pound, but end up saving much of the difference in feeding less total food. As for my own preference, I feed Wysong kitten food. It's primary ingredient is chicken (not chicken parts or chicken by products). And the chicken is Amish (sp) chicken, which is fed only naturially grown grains. There are no preservatives in it, either. I sometimes feed Science Diet Feline Growth if I can't get to the only store in Houston that carries Wysong. My concern with preservatives is only a logical one and may have no bearing on reality. Most preservatives contain products that could be considered to be carcenogins when ingested in large amounts. However, the foods are formulated for kittens which will grow to be several times the weight of even a large male ferret. What may be an insignificant amount of a particular preservative for a cat, could concievably be toxic to a tiny ferret. I may be all wrong, but until more is known about exactly what ferrets need, I would rather be safe than sorry. As for the conversation on Ferretone, it has been quite a long time since I researched it, but I believe that one of the main differences in Ferretone and Linatone is that Ferretone has much _LESS_ vitamin A than Linatone (not the other way around). I will try to get by the store and read labels agin soon and post the results for those who cannot get both locally. I was told by a vet that ferrets should not have too much vitamin A and that is why I checked it out. As i said, it has been a long time and my memory is not as good as ... what was I talking about :-). I would advise you to check it out for yourself. Our carpet sharks get the equivalent of a full squirt every day. We also give pregnant or nursing jills a .25" squeeze of Nutrical every day. Also, we give them all a little nutrical when they are changing coats. It seems to make for a richer coat. ----------------- "Cats may be cool, but carpet sharks rule!" John Gaver ([log in to unmask]) [Posted in FML issue 0620]