will want to read: <http://www.sciencenews.org/view/access/id/39174/title/MELATONIN_LIGHTS_UP> Perhaps, as has been wondered before, providing enough darkness (since the body's own melatonin is produced in response to darkness) may not only be protective of ferret adrenal health but also of pancreatic health. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 6203]