Here's a question for the experts: My vet just removed a cyst from the roof of my ferret's (Mia) mouth. The lab report called it a "Keratinizing Epithezial Cyst" and said it was an unusual place for such a cyst to be found. My vet said he had never heard of a ferret getting these things in their mouths, so he couldn't tell me what caused it, or whether she'll get more of them. I guess this news is better than cancer, which was their original guess, but I don't know whether to be worried about her getting more cysts. If anyone has heard of this happening before, I could use any information you might have. BTW, she's about a year old, and appears to be doing great since the surgery. ObFerretToy: I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but my ferrets LOVE ping-pong balls. Mia grabs them by her front paws, and scoots around backwards with them. Pace pushes them with her nose from hiding place to hiding place. Big fun! Also, whoever suggested putting peanut butter in a film canister for the fuzzies to play with, _GREAT_IDEA_! My girls played with one of those for an hour straight last night. [Posted in FML issue 1479]