Bryan Hall wrote: >Jabba has decided that the food dish and the water bottle in the cage are >"his" and won't ordinarily let my other two near it now! [...] Tenaka and >Cayanne were VERY hungry and thirsty yesterday when I came back, because >Jabba didn't even seem to want them on the bottom level of the cage (where >the food/litterbox/water bottle is). Aggression like this can be hormonally caused, which in a neutered male may be a sign of an adrenal problem (if he's over a year) or a retained testicle (in a young'un). Not necessarily, but it's worth keeping in mind. As a temporary solution, get a second food bowl and water bottle and put them somewhere else for Tenaka and Cayenne. Gwen wrote: >My 1 1/2 year old, male ferret has gained quite a bit of weight for the >winter. Not uncommon. Males can vary by as much as 40% in weight from summer to winter. Ren asked: >Can someone please send me the recipe to duck soup so I can pork up my wee >bony one?? The vet said he needed to gain more weight http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/faq/part5.html#duck_soup Several other variations are also used, adding meat baby food and such, but that's the basic idea. -- - Pam Greene Ferret Central <http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/> or send INDEX FERRET in email to <[log in to unmask]> [Posted in FML issue 1818]