Tapeworms are supposedly very rare in ferrets. I have had the pleasure of battling them twice. Joy. Both instances were when a stray/rescue came into my home, and gave the tapeworm-carrying fleas to the rest of the crew. They are pretty easy to take care of - a couple of injections purge them - and everything else - out of their system over a 2-week period. As to ferret sweaters - I stole an old pair of little brother's socks, and made the cutest little sweaters for my (then) two kids. They are now in the rag-bag. No way, no how was I able to keep them on my kids! Talk about "snaking" out of them in 3 seconds flat... Take care all! Tanya Waldo, Joanna, and the stubborn "I still don't think I'm sick" Canela [Posted in FML issue 1444]