Hi All, Just wanted to add my two cents about the food thing. Alot of people feed TF only, because they can!! Running a shelter - this is not an option! Ferts come in from all different situations. Food has to be mixed so that they may find something in there that is familar to them. I mix TF, Iams kitten, Pro-Plan kitten & Purina kitten, also have bags of various others on hand just in case, & always - duck soup in the freezer - I got a call from a pet store yesterday. Can I please come & get these ferrets (3) they are OUT OF CONTROL. They have bitten everyone in the store & are biting customers. Drive over 40 miles one way - get there - put them in the carrier & leave. Got them home - 2 whole boys, 1 whole girl - maybe 3 1/2 - 4 months old. Clay litter embedded in their feet - stuck in their fur & tails. They are babies who have not been soicalized. Had them out playing with them - they are SWEETHEARTS!!!! They nip just like every baby does - no broken skin - hardly even leave marks. These stores just don't get it!!! I get the old story - well with so many other animals in the store we just don't have time to spend with them. Well duh - why do you have them???? Sorry for venting - just glad I got them & they no longer do!!! Laurie Long - aka-fuzzytheif North Coast Ferret Shelter West The Raisin Retreat [Posted in FML issue 2377]