This is in response to Mason W. 's question about hissing: When my two ferrets (Rascal, 6 months old female, and Buddy, 4 month old male) play fight they both make a hissing noise like the one described (inhaling as opposed to exhaling). I have taken this to be normal. They don't fight as much anymore but when they do they make a lot of noise - hissing, crying, etc. It used to bother me because I thought they were being mean to each other, but everytime they fight, they fall asleep together and lick each other like they are best friends. I don't know if the inhaled hissing is normal but I wanted to let you know that mine do it also. I have a question: How do you get rid of fleas and do they pose a threat to my ferrets? Can I use a flea collar or a flea dip? I have a cat flea powder that I used which worked for a week but at the end of the week both ferrets were covered in fleas. In addition, Buddy, a silver, his light coat turned orange. Should I be worried? Also, I would like information about the ferret magazine. I have not seen it but have heard about it. My pet store said he would carry it if I could tell him where he could find it. So any information, like publisher, would be helpful. Pete, Rascal, and Buddy [Posted in FML issue 1199]