yeah. hamster would probably be the ideal food for lucy ;-)

more seriously, though, a lot of pet owners have difficulty with the idea of feeding a pet things that resemble... their other pets. so while some people would buy hamsters or frogs or chickens or whatever fresh to feed their ferret the majority of owners would have trouble with that.

apparently some pet shops will sell those kindsa things already turned into mince. crucially... mince that includes the bones and fat and kidneys and heart etc. the whole animal is what provides the nutrition, you see. if that doesn't turn you on then apparently you can feed raw meat (of the sort humans eat) where the bones and most of the fat etc have been discarded... But then you will need to provide suppliments.

There is some cat food that is ok... But sounded like that was the expensive high quality stuff - because ferret food needs to be very nutrient rich to be absorbed in such a short time since their tract is short. um... sounds like fruits and grains are positively BAD for them (produces health problems). i wasn't sure what to make of the second website complaining about kitty litter (there is such a thing as going a little too far)... but that being said, the majority of supermarket sold catfood isn't really good for cats and the majority of supermarket sold dogfood isn't really good for dogs and the majroity of supermarket sold human food isn't really good for humans...

but obligatory carnivore, yeah.