This is the first post for me about my babies. My boyfriend and I drove to Wisconsin to get our two about a month ago. They are so lovable that we definately agree that they were worth the year long wait (first waiting until the holiday season to make sure they were legal in Michigan, and about 3 months trying to locate a pair to buy). We live with the FAQ as our bible and are as nervous as new parents could possibly be! We are not sure how old Scruff and Val are (assuming around 12-14 weeks) since we bought them at a chain pet store (we were desperate!) and to tell you the truth we aren't completely positive they are female (we forgot to ask the vet to be sure). But we've already had a rubber band incident with Val (that took us to the vet faster than you would believe) and got Scruff vaccinated (Fervac- No problems!). But I have a couple questions for the "pros". How lactose intolerant are ferrets? Scruff who is incredibly picky when it comes to treats, went crazy when I let him have a piece of Cinnamon toast crunch cereal that was in milk. He jumped into the bowl that I was holding and aside from spilling it all, drank up some milk with delight. It didn't affect his stools but I wonder if the only things he seems to like might be bad for him. Second, how can we keep our babies sleeping throughout the night. Val sleeps more than Scruff and when Scruff wakes up in the middle of the night, he has a field day munching on Val's ear. She wakes up and cries so we have to seperate them and entertain Scruff. Will they outgrow this or should we try to keep Scruff awake during the day so he'll be tired at night? Lastly I'd like to mention we attend Michigan Tech in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan and would welcome any nearby ferret parents to email us and let us know where they are and especially let us know of any Michigan ferret news. Any downstate email is welcome too since that is where we are originally from! Thanks tons! Marianne Aseng [log in to unmask] **************************** Ferrets in Michigan! Yeah! **************************** [Posted in FML issue 1184]