Neil McShannon asked about food percentages. Ferret food should have 30-35% protein and 15-20% fat -- toward the higher numbers for younger ferrets, toward the lower ones for those over 3 years or so. (Young kits and pregnant or nursing jills can easily handle even richer food, if available, but too rich a food will make an adult get fat.) It's very important that the main source of protein be animal-based -- look for a meat as the first ingredient and several of the next few, too. Ferrets just can't get th nutrition they need from vegetable protiens (ground corn, wheat gluten, etc.). -- - Pam Greene Ferret Central <http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/> or send INDEX FERRET in email to <[log in to unmask]> [Posted in FML issue 1562]