Greetings Fuzzyowned People!! It's been a long time since I posted anything to the list, but I seem to have been noticing quite a few posts about unexplained watery poops from the fuzzbutz. We were having the same problem here with our two ferrets. Rocket and Shilo would both have watery stools. Not diarrhea, it was never 'all' the poops... just intermittent happening several times a week. Went to the vet over and over, spent lots of money trying to figure it out. Well.... the rest of the story.... and no flames please!! The ferrets have two water bottles on their cage where they spend about 18 hours a day. They used to have just one, but someone's story about a clogged water bottle and thirsty ferrets scared me!! Out of the cage they always have water in the bathtub (just a little to get their feet wet!), and of course they play in the cat's water dish! Anyhows..... we finally came to the conclusion that 2 ferret waterbottles don't get emptied out very fast. After trying to figure out what could be causing the watery poops since we'd never changed foods, treats, meds, etc... I finally realized that the two water bottles weren't getting changed as often as when there was just one! We tried an experiment..... only fill them about half full, and empty what's left and refill them EVERY day. Guess what?? Problem solved. I'm not saying that this could be the answer to everyone's problem.... but it was for me. The ferret's cage is in my son's room (he's 16) but the whole family is owned by the ferrets and everyone in the house is responsible for their care. What happened is someone always thought that someone *else* had taken care of the water bottles.... because they were never empty! Water that sits in a bottle for a few days.... isn't fresh.... and ferrets have pretty sensitive digestive systems. I'm just thankful that it turned out to be something very innocent.... and that they're not sick!! :) So, when all else fails, and the vet says there's nothing wrong, I guess a little common sense goes a long way!! Just thought I'd share our little solution with y'all!! Have a great day and snugglehugz to all the fuzzies!! Katie (I usually go by "Kat".... but it seems that this list doesn't need another one!! I suppose I could be "Kat, the Midwest one") LOL :D [Posted in FML issue 3732]