I just wanted to thank those people who have responded to my frustrating questions about my ferrets and their "seedy stools". They're on yet another antibiotic and nothing's really changed...patience, patience! I also wanted to comment about the loyalty question. Zooey was my first ferret, I had her nearly a year before I got Elsa. Well Zooey accepted Elsa but right away let ME know who was first. She got very possessive about me. She wouldn't push Elsa away or anything like that, but she'd follow me around and check me out whenever I left/entered the room. She comes up and stands next to my feet and stares at me, until I pick her up then she lies in my arms. She never used to do that before. Also, she never kissed me before Elsa showed up. She's become more affectionate and possessive. Interesting combination. Every morning when I wake up and let them out she has to come up to me and check me out to see if anything's changed. She'll give me tons of kisses until she's satisfied and then she'll get down and chase Elsa around. ~MJR p.s. you know you love your ferrets when you come home from a long day & find one (Zooey) sitting on your partially unmade bed absolutely emersed in plant dirt, and your response is to...laugh. Yes, even after you have to clean plant dirt out of crevices for the next week (AND she nearly KILLS the plant). Ferrets do look awfully cute w/dirt all over their faces! [Posted in FML issue 1547]