Oh, and not to double post... But it is a rescue that I'd be taking... There is a no kill ferret only shelter about an hour from me, and it was their site that I was looking through... I would love to foster for them, and qualify except that they won't accept anyone who doesn't own a car (permanent fosters are the ones requiring extensive vet care, and need to be taken in weekly)...

Well... We'll see how the chat with the Mr goes... But none of the above info surprised me as it seems on par with what I already knew...

Except the cat food part, the shelter argued majorly against it, recommending a mix of several commercial ferret diets and getting them started on chicken baby food as if illness ever did occur it can be a life saver, but one they wouldn't eagerly take... Also, that was where I saw the bit about them readily eatting frozen rats as it's very close to their natural diet.