Hi all!! With the current debate over what to feed your ferret I would like to share something I read fairly recently (within 2 months) in Veterinary Forum magazine. I can't remember who it was written by but could find out if anyone wants it. In the article this veterinarian said that Science Diet food is no longer acceptable for ferrets as they have changed the formula to a much higher corn content. I have not checked the bag myself as my clinic only carries Prescription Diet and not Science Diet. But it just reminds us all not to blindly buy the same product over and over. You still need to read the ingredients list because you never know if they have changed anything. Now for something completely different... My Cooter is a going on 5 MF gib and has in the last year developed cataracts. I was very concerned that his failing vision would slow him down in some way. Yeah, right!! Well, anyway he has always had a straw fetish. Whenever someone has a cup like from McDonald's with a straw sticking out, Cooter would fight hell and high water to get it. Sometimes, with those not used to ferrets, this could get pretty touchy. No matter how many times I told them not to worry about him biting, some people are just naturally afraid. So Cooter would procede to climb pantlegs, leap from other furniture, beg, cheat and steal to get HIS straw! I have learned to just let him have it cause he won't leave you alone til he gets his way. Very persistent aren't they:)? When we moved and tore down the water bed I found about 100 straws behind the headboard. Boy was he mad when his stash was confiscated!! Now he had to start all over and he did so with a vengeance! (Don't worry, Cooter never chewed on them, just stole them:)) Anyway, he can still spot a straw at 10 paces. I think he has "selective vision":) Next time I post I'll tell you about his Pop-goes-the-Weasel imitation :) Tracy and the Wild Bunch [Posted in FML issue 1666]