Mary Jo writes >The only strange thing is that his mouth opening is MUCH smaller that >the other ferts. His yawn is > about one third less than they other >ferrets. Is he a blaze or panda by any chance? One of the occasional symptoms of Wardensburg syndrome is a jaw deformation that limits opening of the mouth. My Buttons has that, but I haven't noticed any strange noise when he eats, so I don't know if that is related. Linda Iroff Oberlin OH [Posted in FML issue 3991]