To Gary H: I suppport your statement about the ferret who starved to death because it wouldn't eat anything else. I had a similar experience (tho not deadly) with my very first ferret 11 years ago. I was feeding Mickey Meow Mix (I know, I know, I do better now!) and the company changed the formula. He wouldn't eat the new formula. Fortunately, I had a big bag of the old Meow Mix, so I had a little time to play with. I tried every food on the shelf, but he didn't like it. Then I started thinking more scientifically - I looked for a food with the same shape and the same 3 flavors - DADS fit the bill and he liked it. My ferret education has come a long way since then, and I feed better quality foods now, but I BLEND! Totally Ferret, 8 in 1, Nature's Recipe, Proplan, Marshall's Premium Ferret Diet, Iams Lamb and Rice. I agree with you, Gary, that feeding different foods makes them more 'open' to trying to new foods. When I want to introduce a new food, I just ad a few pieces (3 or 4) to their food dish. If they eat that ok, then I ad a few more pieces, and gradually increase the number of pieces until the mix is equal again. Debbie Riccio WNYFLFA Western New York and Finger Lakes Ferret Association Rochester, NY [Posted in FML issue 1456]