An interesting observation, for whatever it's worth-- For quite a while, I fed my ferrets Nutro Max or Natural Choice foods, as they showed a marked preference for it. At the same time, they have never been interested in actual meat. For the last three months or so, I've been feeding them Iams Kitten. As I write this, Amelia is stealing bits of chicken from my dinner plate (and yes, she's just so cute about it I'm just sitting here watching). I wonder if Iams tastes more "chicken-y" than Nutro does... Here's an etymological question-- think that the verb filch (as in to steal small amounts) has anything to do with the noun fitch? Just chock full of thoughts this evening, Regina and Cully and Amelia too! ps I brought pictures of the fuzzbugs for my desk at work, and everybody has been just *melting* over them-- such a great feeling, isn't it? Regina Harrison [log in to unmask] http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/1083 [Posted in FML issue 2063]