Hi folks, quick question. Anyone out there know of any reasons why giving popcorn as treats would be bad for a ferret, notwithstanding the usual warnings about over-feeding, etc etc? It's incredible how much my kids love it, and Potpie has eaten up to five pieces in a sitting with no later adverse effects - before i moved out of mom's house, mom would sit there on the couch with Potpie, watching tv and giving Potpie a new piece of popcorn every few minutes until i made her stop. :) This is unsalted and unbuttered popcorn, and i usually try just to give them the springy white bits without any shells or husks, which might get caught between their teeth. Since they get corn meal in their food, i dont see that there could be any adverse effects, and every time i pop a bowl of popcorn i save a ziplock bag to feed the kids from - it's chewy like styrofoam and has almost *no* mass to it, so they can eat a lot and fill up only a little. Of course, my kids also think it's the world's greatest treat if i sit there and hand them kibbles of their OWN food from their OWN bowl, or if i dip my fingers in their water bowl and let them lick the water off, so i dont think i should ever need other treats. :) Melissa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa Litwicki "Is it ... atomic?" [log in to unmask] "Yes! VERY atomic!" [Posted in FML issue 1759]