To Sukie: So sorry that Ruffle is no longer with you in the physical form, please be comforted in knowing that Ruffle resides peacefully, forever in your heart. Hugs. Recliners again... If you did not read the post yesterday entitled "Recliners" READ IT!!!! I hear stories like this EVERY WEEK. If that does not do the trick for you think of a road sign with a picture of a recliner on it with a circle around it and a red line going diagonnally through it!!! It means NO RECLINERS. Some people seem to think the problem is keeping the ferret from digging at it or keeping the ferret out of the mechanisms or not "reclining" in it. That IS NOT it. Ferrets have gotten their heads stuck in every immaginable place and some even un-immaginable places and DIED it the recliner. Most have some sort of "give" to them if you just sit in them without reclining. The rocker-recliners are the worst. Sit for just a second, without realizing, and the ferret is DEAD. You don't get a second chance. You can't miraculously bring your wonderful, innocent and sweet ferret friend back from the dead. There is NO WAY to have a 'safe' recliner, there is no such thing where ferrets are concerned. To Chryss and Khia: Grapes are fiber! Ferrets cannot digest them, they only pass through the digestive tract. I do not recomend grapes either, but they are probably as safe as raisins. Follow the same guidlines as I talked about with raisins and be sure to give hairball medicine afterward. It would be best to peel the grape and cut it up into very small pieces before giving it to a ferret. (You might try putting a grape on a flat surface and trying to "chop it up with an ice pick" to understand how hard it is for a ferret to chew them to a small enough size to go through their body without causing a blockage.) Probably only 1/2 grape (cut up) per ferret per few days would be more than appropriate. Grapes are also very sweet and ferrets seem to be sensitive (just my opinion here) to sweet things which can blood sugar problems. NO MARSHMALLOWS for this very reason. Artificial sugar especially, or any form of sugar in such large quantities is bad for ferrets. They love sweets but they are bad for them, I have this on the authority of a respected veterinarian/nutrition expert. If you are not giving your ferret "inappropriate treats" DO NOT START and then they will not miss them. Natural Fruit Flavor Pedialyte makes a great 'sweet substitute' if you think you want them to have something sweet, and it is actually very safe. Nutrical or Ferretvite are also good in this respect, and it is hard to overdo with these. Foods for Ferrets: To anyone wanting "good" information on what ferrets really need in their diet and the importance of feeding only quality foods, and how to find them, I will send a copy of some information I have that is extremely good and very enlightening. Send a large, self addressed, stamped envelope to me at Ferrets First Rescue & Shelter 3801 Zion Hill Loop Weatherford, Texas 76088, thanks. If you want to get your ferret "unhooked" from an inappropriate diet, let me know, I will include a guide sheet that WILL work for you. I promise, even the most stubborn kids, will switch if you use this method. ***This information is only intended to help, not to offend anyone.*** Trish [Posted in FML issue 1650]