To Chanda and Fergison: We started our two ferrets on Science Diet kitten growth formula. They thought it was OK (I guess, anyway; they'd eat it). But, lately we've been feeding them Iams kitten growth formula (purple bag/carton). I think it smells more appetizing than the Science Diet (personally). Maybe you should see if Fergison likes it better than the SD... Re: Fleas We shampoo our babies in flea shampoo with pymethrins (sp?) when they have a flea problem. To keep fleas from jumping right back on them, we use a lemon solution on them after their bath. We take two fresh lemons, cut them up and add two cups of boiling water to the cut lemons in a bowl. Let it sit for at least 24 hours. Then just sponge it on the next day after bathing. It seems to help. Trish [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 0886]