Wayne Ball & Laska: As far as treats, our kiddos didn't like any of the various treats, which they like or even love now, at first - with the exception of Ferretone which they are little junkies about. ("I need my fix...BAD!") Sometimes a 2nd or 3rd try at something may do the trick. They can get set in their ways and [dis]likes pretty easily. Ours like/love melon, raw veggies (like green pepper, carrots, zuchini, mushrooms, etc.), strawberries, apples, just about any fruit really, crackers, bread, cereal... We stay away from things with tons'o refined sugar, dairy products, etc. We also cut/break the goodies into really small bits for them....no reason to have them get a whole raisin or anything else stuck inside them. I figure that a little vegetable/fruit occasionally isn't going to hurt them. A falconer I saw once said, she makes sure her hawks "get their veggies" since they would be getting "veggies vicariously" in the wild from prey animals like rabbits, mice, etc. because internal organs like stomachs and intestines would be consumed. Although ferrets and hawks are very different, they are both carnivores and I imagine a little of the same could hold true. To those beer drinking ferrets: Shhhhhh! The Union will hear and will demand that as well! :) What is it with alcohol anyways? I've known more than one animal that freaks for the smell and taste of alcohol -they try to help themselves to it - *especially* beer. Now ferrets too! Wasn't there a ferret trying to get a cigar in yesterday's issue?? Drinking, smoking.....what's next, leather jackets, motorcycles, and loud music? This Union is a *BAD* influence! Melanie Wellington: Welcome to Rochester, NY! There is a ferret club in Rochester. It is the Western NY and Finger Lakes Ferret Association (WNYFLFA). Since you mentioned maybe getting a fuzzbean or two, you may want to check them out. Fitch (of Abercrombie and Fitch): Way to go, Fitch! You little fighter you! (the theme from Rocky plays....) -kim, mike, Squirt (Black leather jacket and pants, black Raybans, a motorcycle, and the song "Bad to the Bone" - it's the Squirtinator), and Pippi (the lead singer of the punk band the "Socks Pistols" with their smash hit "God Save the Socks") Kimberly Burkard | _ Everything I needed to know in life Xerox, Rochester, NY | _____C .._. I learned from my ferret: [log in to unmask] | ____/ \___/ Dance for joy often. Play often. [log in to unmask] <____/\_---\_\ Be determined in your ventures. [Posted in FML issue 1148]