becky, in my opinion, and only mine, it is much better to feed ferrets food especially formulated for them. they have special dietary requirements, just like any other animal. you wouldn't feed your cat dogfood woudl you? :) there are several brands of ferretfood. marshall farms, sheppard & greene, totally ferret, 8 in 1, etc. my favorite is totally ferret, but the others are also good. your local pet store should offer some kind of ferret food. if not, see if your mom will order it from the internet or soemthing. that is what i have to do. my mom just orders a large bag from an online pet store. hth, sue Jay, Sue, and their zoo :) [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2375]