Mine are not fed any oils (ferretone, olive, etc), but you'll notice if you leave their food out that IT'S very oily - leaves spots on cloth, newspaper, etc. They get a mix of TF, Eukanuba Lamb & Rice, Iam's kitten, and whatever else is lying around - sometimes Iam's adult (a friend bought me a bag of 'ocean' so i mix it in small quantities), sometimes MF food, whatever. Anyway, each ferret prefers a different brand (Noodle: Iam's, Easel: Euk, Friday: TF) so it all works out. Their coats vary wildly - Potpie's too (primarily Iam's adult). Noodle's, in the summer, is very mink-like - short, glossy, very slick. Friday's is thin but soft, and Potpie's is as average as average gets. In the winter, every ferret becomes an outrageously fluffy puffball - Friday looks like a little polar bear or cotton ball that wandered astray. :) Actually, maybe Noodle IS part mink. That'd explain why he's so funny-lookin' and bitey. Has anyone in the states (who's on the list or who knows someone not on the list) started feeding their ferrets a more 'natural' diet that includes raw or unprocessed foods? Can someone from the UK let me know what amount of your ferrets' diets include processed/natural (chick culls, etc) foods? Thanks - private email will be fine. Melissa ___ Melissa Litwicki __ [log in to unmask] ___ By the whole newsgroup devoted tennis showing it after scarfing fork and laughters [Posted in FML issue 1868]