I have a 7 year old ferret (blind ferret), Gizmo, that has been acting differently lately. I noticed one day about 2 weeks ago that he was staring into space a bit, so took him to the vet. for a blood glucose check. The glucose level was low (30), so he was put on Pred. Before I began giving him the pred., he began to be awake more often and didn't want anything to do with his ferret pen. In 7 years he has never tried to climb out of his pen and has always loved being in there too. It's a big area (12'X8' with 4' high walls), so there's plenty of roaming, sleeping, and playing space. Now he can't stand to be in there for some reason and finds comfort in his favorite sleeping spots upstairs. It seems that when I do put him in there (before I leave for work and before I go to bed) he tries his best to get out. He's very restless and wants to get out for some reason really bad. He has been on pred. for a about a week now and his behavior remains the same. He use to be a very mellow guy, but now his new nickname is "wildman." Has anyone had this type of experience with their older ferret/ferrets? I would appreciate any input on this matter. Thanks, Melanie S. Hawkins and the gang (Gizmo, Norman, and Moser) [Posted in FML issue 3036]