To Denise: Hi there! About your coat changing: Since you have kits, they are now getting in their first real coats. You can expect some change in color. However, I have a male sable, about six, who has gone from a beautiful black sable to a mutt color (gray, black, brown - it was weird) a couple of years ago to a sable. This summer, when Ian grew in his spring coat, he was a black sable again from head to shoulder, then just a regular sable from shoulder to tail. My black silver mitt used to be a gorgeous shade of white with black hairs; now she's just kind of gray. I always find it interesting to see what color is going to come out next! :) Amy and Dave (and their gaggle of giggling ferrets) [Posted in FML issue 0948]