To Debbie Riccio: You put it very well- the occasional CRUMB of chocolate won't hurt a ferret. I too, have had my share of calls about dogs who eat a pound or more of chocolate - but I've never seen a real case of toxicity, although it is widely reported. Now if anyon goes out and feeds their ferret a box of Reeses or a whole Whitman's sampler - I will NOT be held responsible. A tiny bit - OK, two pounds - BAD. :) Bruce Williams, DVM [log in to unmask] OR [log in to unmask] Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP Department of Veterinary Pathology [log in to unmask] Armed Forces Institute of Pathology [log in to unmask] Washington, D.C. 20306-6000 (202) 782-2600/2602 [Posted in FML issue 1159]