This goes out to Mark Pinamoni and his ferret Sidney with the ruff brown spot on his nose. Had this on my Albino Buba, she (yes she) developed the same type of thing that kept growing. The vet said it was a fungus and suggested I put a drop of prescription ear mite medicine on it each day. This did take care of it. The only problem I see, it appears to come back, but if I put the medicine on right away, it goes away in a day or two. Hope this helps. Faith Hood Canadian Space Agency Washington DC [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1512]