Re: if ferrets die in their sleep while hiding... I think this is why it's important to know where your ferrets' hiding places are, and to actively look for them at least a couple of times a day. This way you will be sure they didn't accidentally get out of your house either. Once when I was petsitting a certain little fuzzbean who won't be named, I didn't know where most of his hiding places were, and spent quite a bit of time tearing his owners' house apart, in quite a panic that he might have escaped. ("Huh? I was sleeping...") Norm's got a lump... Please keep my little Norm in mind; he has a lump under his armpit which I just noticed today. He has a vet app't tomorrow and he wants to be in tip-top shape for his upcoming date with Lucky Charm... thanks...Ronnie [Posted in FML issue 1309]