Nikki, One of my fuzzies had the same problem. I accused my husband of cutting off the poor boy's whiskers and of course my hubby said, "I'd NEVER do that!" Turns out my little boy was going under our stove (which is gas) and the pilot light had melted his whiskers off. I'd say check your gas applicances (don't forget the hot water heater) to make sure the ferret can get to them. My ferrets also have a tendancy to sniff candles, so now we make sure we put candles out of their reach. Joy mom to Pippin, Gimli, and Sofie http://joysferrets.95mb.com/ [Posted in FML issue 5251]