http://forum.ferret.com/(c) Ferret.com Forum30Before we switched to ferret food, we gave them Purina One Kitten food in the yellow bag. The smallest bag at Walmart costs about $4. Have you tried buying your food on-line? I get Zupreem and Dr. Fosters and Smith Original ferret food on-line. Usually chttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155597Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:33:12 GMTI always used wood shavings while I was growing up with them and I just did more research on them and found that it isn't recommened now. I know that wood pellets are very dusty and actually caused my guinea pigs problems and I had to switch back thttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155590Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:46:28 GMTShavings can cause respiratory problems in ferts. Your best bet is either shredded newspaper, Yesterday's News, Marshall(essentially pellets of newspaper, its what I use) or you can use wood PELLETS. Not shavings, but pellets.http://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155589Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:54:14 GMTI Have 1 cup of ferret food left and cant get to the pet store till friday, Im running to walmart to pick up some cat/kitten food for the meantime.....What brand should I buy thats not overly expensive, Its just until Friday.......http://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155586Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:54:11 GMTI am using Aspen shavings, I use it for all of my small animals. They love sleeping in it and haven't went to the BR in it so far so I shut off the rest of the cage for now. The old owner had Cedar shavings in the side litter pans (corner panhttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155578Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:15:25 GMTWhat are you using in the litter box? There are some wood shaving bedding that is not good for ferrets. Looks like Bonnie and Clyde thinks its a cool place to sleep in. You might have a hard time litter training them. Shttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155577Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:58:02 GMTThat is cool, My husband has not named or even attempted to name any of our animals so I think it is really cool that he even suggested something. http://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155566Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:04:00 GMT Ok Pics :) Here is my cage it isnt' finished since the 3 tier is on the top you can see the pile of stuff on top of the cage :) It will be together soon!!!! http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/klwoodman/http://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155563Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:49:25 GMTOk Pics :) Here is my cage it isnt' finished since the 3 tier is on the top you can see the pile of stuff on top of the cage :) It will be together soon!!!! http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii68/klwoodman/SmallAnimals018.jpg Hhttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155555Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:41:47 GMTThank You guys for your answers, So far I have picked up EVO and Taste of Wild for them and I am going to go ahead and start switching them to those and I think I am going to add Totally Ferret or 8-1 I haven't figured out which one yet. http://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155545Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:00:50 GMTI agree with what Wen says, I'm kicking myself now because mine won't touch anything other than kibble. Although you may not want to feed raw right now, I can guarantee that down the road it will be something you consider if you continue to do resehttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155533Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:40:37 GMT Hello All! I am new here and about to pick up 2 ferrets and I am really excited. I have a question about feeding...They currently are eating a walmart food and I don't want to keep them on that once I get them I knohttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155516Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:57:20 GMTWelcome to ferret.com ferret forum and congratulations on new arrivals. Here is something to think about. I like to imprint my ferrets on a variety of food, including different types of high quality ferret fohttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155505Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:34:58 GMTHello All! I am new here and about to pick up 2 ferrets and I am really excited. I have a question about feeding...They currently are eating a walmart food and I don't want to keep them on that once I get them I know I have to gradually switchttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155503Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:30:19 GMTA bit late but just wanted to add my two cents. I like that mix, I use 8 in 1 crunchy, Zupreem, Evo. I have been wanting to add TF turk/ven, which I will do eventually.http://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155468Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:13:59 GMTJust got my order. I mixed everything up, and now I noticed that they sent me Origingal, not Natural. My order form confirms I was supposed to recieve Natural. It's the same price, but I had considered the Natural to be higher quality. I emailed the custhttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155291Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:37:50 GMTRaw Feeding: http://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155277http://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155286Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:59 GMTI guess ZP is a bit on the expensive side, but they don't eat as much of it as kibble. I have 6 ferrets (3 very large males, 1 stocky female, and 2 dainty girls). We go through 4 bags of ZP per month. $10.50 x 4 = $42 per month.&nbhttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155285Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:43 GMTthey love ziwi peak, but it's on the expensive side, and I thought I read somewhere that it has a higher sugar content. I certainly could get some to mix in with the kibble; I know they would enjoy it!http://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155281Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:17:44 GMTDuke and Tempe have both been eating Totally Ferret for about 4 or 5 months now, and sometimes I mix in some S&G. Anyway, I've been getting the 4lb bags, but this month decided to buy the 15lb bag. I also bought an air-tight container, the Vitals vauhttp://forum.ferret.com/fb.ashx?m=155202Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:26:53 GMT