Hairy is about 6months old now, and I want to know if anyone's heard of a dude quite like him - he a six-month-old Marshall albino. By nature, he's an absolute manic wardancin' machine - the most non-stop playweasel I've ever heard of. If nothing else is going on, he'll dook and bounce his way through all 33feet of my long skinny house and back again - repeatedly. He's eaten nothing but Iams Kitten since I got him, he dislikes anything else including Ferretone and raisins, his albino fur is in gorgeous condition, and he's so outrageously muscular that he can't fold up into some of the typical ferret "curl-in-a-ball" positions or the classic "fold the chest over the belly" position. He actually looks fat, until you pick him up and try and control his squirming and realize FAST there ain't an ounce of fat on him whatsoever. He's friendly, but not big on cuddling. He detested the sample TF/Mazuri mix Dayna whipped up for me...Mikey, while less finicky, also loves Iams and his coat is likewise in great shape, he's able to use his cunning to keep up in the wrestling matches despite his more normal muscle tone so I'm not gonna change at this point...when Mickey gets into true geriatric territory in a few years, I'll reconsider unless someone has a real potent argument for another plan, which I wouldn't mind hearing. Until then, consider this a good testimonial for "purple bag" Iams Kitten. I lost Felix at 4.5years to adrenal which started earlier but the hair loss dissappeared and I didn't know at the time what I was seeing; when the hair loss first hit I hadn't standardized on Iams either. Typical lack of knowledge made harder to correct in California, dammit. With Hairy and Mickey, I'm also paying attention to photoperiods based on Mo'Bob's recommendations and theories. Not that I'm dead certain he's right; it makes sense and I'll do damn near anything not to have to deal with adrenal again. Also, if an experienced fert-person in the SF Bay Area wants to meet Hairy Crumb the body-builder and confirm what I'm seeing, I'd love it. When I finished his babyhood shot series, he wasn't up to this level yet - it's unreal, and I've seen a fair number of other adult ferrets - this dude is abnormal, in a good way! [Posted in FML issue 1784]