Hey there! I'm the remote co-owner of Anais & Bo, who are currently residing 200 miles away from me with the frequent contributor (of ferret down the pants article fame), Colin. Anais has been with me for almost 7 years now & is doing pretty well, but I have a few questions about dealing with aging ferrets. 1) How do you tell if a ferret is blind? We've suspected for some time that she's had trouble seeing, although she's functioning just fine. 2) Bo (who is 2 1/2 & was rescued from a frat house & serious neglect), wants to play even when she doesn't & thus beats her up. There are & always have been bite marks on one or the other occasionally, but it seems that the damage is mutual, minor & uncommon. But Anais is harrassed all the time & this concerns me. I'm also a little concerned about Anais' shaking, I had another ferret a couple years ago that contracted epilepsy after I'd had her for four years (she was an adult stray) & I'd really hate to see Anais have to go through the pain & phenobarbitol treatments, too. Anais isn't having seisures or anything, but more info on aging of ferrets would be appreciated to help guide us through this second ferret's last years. I still have had no satisfying news on the life span of the little critters that escape the multitude of ferret accidents & actually die of old age!! What is the current concensus on that? Thanks much! Cynthia [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 0415]