What is the "normal" ferret sleeping pattern? About how much time do ferrets spend asleep or awake during a day? I'm a recent ferret owner, my ferret (Taz) is about 2 years old(best guess), I've had him about a month. He eats normally(or at least regularly, i'm not sure how much they usually eat) and seems to have alot of energy when he's awake(not always a good thing) but it seems that if I didn't find him and wake him up, he'd sleep all day long. Once I wake him up, he's active for however long I play with him, or about an hour if he's just messing around on his own. But then he goes back to sleep. He was overweight when i got him, not fat, just a little rounder than normal, mostly because the person i got him from couldn't let him out much because he doesn't like other ferrets. So I know he's out of shape. Is he just being a lazy bum or should I worry about it? Should I play with him 6 hours a day to get him back in shape? Steven Possehl Marmot Virginia Tech Automotive Mechanical Engineering Web Page: http://gremlinx.bevc.blacksburg.va.us "There is an art to flying, or rather a knack,. ..it involves throwing yourself at the ground and missing." [Posted in FML issue 1297]