>Remember, moderation is the key - these are treats - taste will not >hurt anyone. (Chocolate, too - a common compound people get all upset >over.) But just a taste.... Thanks, Bruce, for allowing me to feel comfortable about giving my ferrets a teeny tiny taste of chocolate every now and then! Having worked at an animal emergency clinic, I used to be bombarded w/ phone calls - primarily around Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day about dogs eating bags of chocolate they devoured from under the tree, etc.... This 'can' be dangerous depending on dog size and quantity eaten. I know the dangers of chocolate, but I never felt that a teeny tiny little itty bitty taste of chocolate would be harmful to my ferrets! Yet I have been severely criticized for doing that! So I don't even bother telling anyone I do it anymore (hmm......didn't I just let EVERYBODY know I do that??!!) [Moderator's note: Debbie, those who have been following the FML for a while know that I am a strong supporter of "chocolate rights"... so you're not the only one! BIG] I don't want to give the impression this is done on a daily basis - I probably do it 3 or 4 times a year! Sugar, is not a good treat for ferrets of course, but a little crumb that falls off a chocolate bar 2x a year is not going to kill my ferrets. The oxygen analogy is great! Most people probably don't even realize that 100 percent pure oxygen is quite harmful. RJ sends hugs and kisses to you - he's dancing all over and chuckling to everybody else that you said it's ok to take a little lick every now and then! Debbie Riccio WNYFLFA [Posted in FML issue 1158]