A thought occured to me this weekend, and that is somewhere back in the evolutionary history of ferrets, mice and other small rodents comprised a large portion of their diet. Now a few years ago, I had a fish tank with some rather large fish, and my fish loved nothing more than when I would put a few goldfish in the tank for them as a special snack. I would like to give Roy, my ferret a similar treat, but I'm worried about possible dangers of feeding him a mouse once in a while as a special surprise. Do I need to worry about the mouse bones wreaking havoc in Roy's digestive tract? I guess I am worried about the same problems that arise when you give a dog a chicken bone. Should I worry about this, or are live mice once in a while a safe treat for my little fuzzy? Thanks for any info. [Moderator's note: Some of this is mentioned in Bob Church's series on ferret nutrition. Ask the server for DIET POSTS FERRET to get a copy. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 2383]