I certainly don't want to question Patricia Curtis' sincerity, but I find this statement hard to believe: >"Any vegetable matter that ferrets eat has the potential to cause serious >health risks/problems." And this >"Animals are not like humans in that they need variety in their diet to >stimulate interest in food" - flies in the face of my own experience. Like just about every owner, I love my woozels to distraction, and posts such as Patricia's make me feel insecure and afraid that I may be inadvertently harming my dookers. But Patricia obviously has conviction, here, and I'm sure ferret's best interest at heart. The last thing we want is a flame war or a zillion unsupported opinions. Even vet stuff I've read seems incongruent on some food issues. I guess I'm asking, IS there a "conventional wisdom" on a varied diet? Boofer wants to know. She has a vested interest in cantelope. [Posted in FML issue 1924]