Hi all i have been lurking mostly but i would like to introduce myslef , my name is Paula and i am the proud owner of two little fuzzbutts LOL . both are marshals ferrets and when i picked my first ferret out i was looking for a mellow one well i found out why cocoa was mellow he had the flu wich petco gladly paid for all of his medical costs .my husband soon got the potato chip bug telling me to go get cocoa a buddy . So i got a little female man is she small , verry heathy little stinker and named her squiggles boy dose that name fit her lol . well later i still knowtist that cocoa was not thriveing and i found out he had worms and that they both had ear mites . At there last vacination session i was still worried because he had not gained any weight and the vet looked at me worriedly and told me that i might want to try switching foods that he may have an alergy to the food i was feeding . Well i went back to petco and talked to there animal specialist who also dose ferret rescue and she told me , You know there are A lot of ferrets that are alergic to corn so we picked out a corn free food and all i can say is WOW cocoa is now a heathy wopping 4 lbs of ferret he is a big boy not fat but BIG i have had to get cat collars for him because the ferret collars are to small . Me and my hubby ar both hooked for life and i plan on adding another little one in a few yrs . Now if i could only get cocoa to quit stealing the bathtub plugs LOL and squigles to quit takeing my pens lol , ho well i know where the hidie holes are lol . Paula and the carpet mongers LOL [Posted in FML issue 4192]