Stanley, Makita, and Torito may be getting a new friend. However, "friend" is the key word here. Recently I have become quite fascinated with exotic birds. I can't imagine that a bird and a ferret (let alone 3 of them) can be friends. My ferrets run free in my room and that is where I would be keeping the bird cage. I am hoping that if the bird cage is out of the ferrets reach and both aren't out free at the same time, there won't be a problem. However, I do know that some pets become so stressed out by their environment that it may actually kill them. I have experienced this first hand with reptiles. Does anyone have any information of birds becoming this stressed due to their environment? If anyone has a bird I would love to hear of your experience and thoughts. Also, if I may sneak this in, if you have a bird you really love and would like to recommend, please e-mail me. Yesterday, I spent some time with a yellow nape. I wonder how that bird would do with my kyds. I keep seeing the topic of food reappear in this list. Each time I amazed when I don't see "my brand" ever named. I feed my three kyds NUTRE cat food for KITTENS. The Nutre KITTEN food is much more affordable than many ferret food brands and the ingredients are very close to exactly what is recommended for ferrets (all those important percentages- fat, fiber, etc.). My ferrets along with many of my friends kyds have been eating this for years and are exceptionally healthy and active. Also, if you are picky, you may have noticed that some ferret foods are stinky. Nutre has no scent and does not disintegrate into crumbs in the bottom of the food bowl. It is a harder food than some (not all) but they don't seem to mind at all. Another topic which seems to reappear that I have overcame and feel comfortable giving advice about is the flea problem. Hopefully my advice will eliminate frustrating experimenting time. Us "ferret people" always seem to have to create our home remedies for many of our problems as there is not always specific advice for our pets. Here is my flea solution. I purchased the liquid ADVANTAGE for small cats and drop three (3) drops on each ferrets neck once per month. This is approximately 1/3rd the dosage for cats. I use the same dose on my large male as I do on my two smaller females. I have done a LOT of experimenting with smaller doses and this seems to be perfect for both my small and large kyds. It is also economical as 1 tube can drop out 9 drops. Please tell me about your BIRDS!!!! Reply at: [log in to unmask] Chad, Torito (f sable), Stanley (m albino), and Makita (f silver mitt) [Posted in FML issue 2467]