Thank you all for your e-mails!! Responses ranged from 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' to lists of reasons of why I shouldn't wait. I've deceided as soon as I find a knowlegdeble vet in my area, I am going to get Ceaser Flash a melatonin implant. But someone mentioned an interesting point- if a ferret gets a rat tail due to blackheads, isn't that already adrenal disease starting as the acne can be caused by hormons? I had never thought of that! But in Ceaser's case, there have been no new changes in his environment to trigger any stress which is the other possible reason for the hair loss. [Posted in FML issue 5113]