To: "Courtney J. Scholl" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Little baldie In my experience it takes a long time for fur to grow back when shaved. You should see it grow in real fast when 'little baldie' goes through the next whole coat change though. To: chris knudsen <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Low blood sugar >Other than sleeping all of time and eating on the few times that he is >awake... He has never war danced or shown any energy whatsoever. Do you know how old this ferret is? This makes a big difference in activity level. I get the feeling (I don't know why) you may have a geriatric fellow. I would check out the low blood sugar and you might also check the heart. Heart disease causes marked decrease in activity. >We also think that he may have been abused previously, he has nightmares, >squeaking in his sleep, and when he is picked up his whole body curls with >his claws digging in. From your description this fellow sounds very much like our Granny. She is an old girl and when she sleeps she sleeps very very deeply, she mumbles and squeeks and stretches and twists in all kinds of contortions and holds her head with her paws while snoring. For some reason, I don't believe these are nightmares. I think she is just much more deeply asleep and has let go of all inhibitions. The younger ferrets seem to sleep with one eye open and an ear perked. > Cyber Max - Virtual Ferret HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA :-) Andre Klefenz / Jennifer Strong <[log in to unmask]> >I love him to death, but he is soooo bad!!! He is five years old and the >people who had him before me didnt seem to pay much attention to him../ Good luck! You sound like a wonderful person for having taken Fonzie into your home. One training technique that works for me when working with kits (a 5 year old might be harder) is just to pick them up while they are still sleeping, gently wake them up and bring them to the litter box before they are entirely awake. They seem to do their business right away and then they get linatone licks and usually they go back to bed because they weren't ready to get up. I do this for about a week and then by that time they associate waking up with stumbling to the litterbox and getting treats. Best of luck with your new friend. [Posted in FML issue 1466]