Dook dook, all! This is a question for any vet or experienced ferret owner out there in FML land. I think you could really help us novice new or soon-to- be ferret owners with the staple food question. Where we live, 12 ounces of Totally Ferret costs the same as 6 POUNDS of Iams cat food. If I did my math right, that means that six pounds of Totally Ferret would cost $42 more than the same amount of Iams! That's $3 a day (approx.) to feed a ferret which equals $1,095 a year! I've heard that Iams cat food is just as healthy, so I will use that for my fuzzie. Only one problem -- which formula? Our local pet store had about 4 or 5 different formulas including cat, kitten, and tuna (of course, I know that one would not be a good option). The packages are bags, and DO NOT list ingredients or nutritional information as far as I could see, but it IS Iams cat food. The absence of this information makes it impossible for me to choose the formula. I want to do everything right by my fuzzie, so please pass the information about what formula to use on to me through the FML. You can eMail me personally, but if you post it to the FML others can also read the helpful information. I was told that it was kitten Iams, but please be more specific as to what type of container it is in, etc. Thank you so much! I'm truly amazed at all the helpful information I have gotten from the FML. About Zuchinni: Not, it's not the food! I saw on CBS Storybreak Special a shortie cartoon about a ferret named Zucchini. He was portrayed as a sweet animal, he even licked his owner. But what shocked me was that the host, Malcolm Jamal Warner, was wearing a glove while holding the ferret! Warner said "cute little guy, isn't he?" but yet he was holding the domesticated ferret with a glove! Could someone please explain this to me? [log in to unmask] **^*****^** * (.) (.) * ==* *== <> --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com --------------------------------------------------------- [Posted in FML issue 1713]