Please, I'd be interested in knowing more about the general appearance of the ones with head midline problems like the cleft palates Bobbi mentioned on the FML, the Ferret Mailing List. (This discussion which began on the FHL, the Ferret Health List, is happening on at least two lists simultaneously.) Were the eyes located differently, too? In mammals very often when the head has strongly non-bilateral coloration the aortic arch is compromised, leading to early death for circulatory system reasons. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 7433]