I have a two year old male ferret (L'il Bear) and a one and a half year old Female (Sasha) that live together in a Ferret-condo I built. They're outdoor ferrets (well, the condo's in my barn which isn't heated) and both have done very well in cold weather. Recently, however, I noticed Sasha getting quite thin. Some background: I put her in with Bear when she first came into heat a while back (to avoid the anemia that is inevitable in female ferrets if you don't either breed or fix them) and she *seemed* to get pregnant. She never delivered, though, at least *I* never saw the babies. I have since been told that I should have taken her out of the cage with the male as her pregnancy became obvious, and that the babies may have been victims of the father, but I saw absolutely no sign that they ever were born. Anyway, one day she was just `not pregnant' (it became obvious that she was not as fat as she had appeared earlier) and gradually, her belly went away. Unfortunately, that weight loss has continued gradually and now she's quite thin and getting listless. I took her in the house a few nights ago to tend to her more on a 24-hour-a-day basis, but she just doesn't seem interested in food. The only thing I can get her to consume is milk with some sugar in it for energy. She is still drinking water, but there are no outward signs of any disease or cold. Is it possible that being in with the male all the time has worn her out ? Her eyes are clear, there is no discharge around her nose and I can't find any growths when I check her with my hands. The question is, are there any foods that ferrets *just* *can't* *resist* that are nutritious and good for them ? I will be picking up that concentrated paste for dogs, Cana-vite (they cal it metracal for cats I think) and I will try to force that into her because she seems to need something. She comes out of her cage and crawls around on me when I pick her up, but there is really very little energy. Any ideas ? Thanks. Stephen Dennison E-mail to [log in to unmask] or post to the Mailing List. [Posted in FML issue 0393]