Well, tonight as i was cleaning the litter box in the cage I noticed a greenish poop (and my heart jumped to my throat)! Most of it seemed a normal consistancy, but was a pale greenish color. And part of it was a slimier green-brown color. So, should i be worried? I only found one little poop like this, and all the rest are normal. I have 2 ferrets, Zaire and Baijan (brought him home just a week ago, a "rescue" from a lousy home). So I have no idea who's poop it was. But then I am also wondering if possibly one of them had eatten some grass while outside this afternoon & the poop is simply green from the grass?? At any rate, I will be watching them like hawks for the next few days & see if there is any more. I do have a vet appointment on Monday for shots & check-ups, so I suppose if I have any further problems I can bring it up then with the vet. Also, I would like to take the time to let you all know of the progress of Baijan this past week. I picked him up last Saturday from Melanie Hawkins in MD. He was a very adorable little guy! Beautiful dark sable. But he was very thin & very scared. Guess he'd been kept in a very tiny cage all the time, and feed poor cat food. I could feel all his little bones poking out when I would hold him. And he was completely terrified of any other ferrets. He just didn't know how to react, since he'd probably not been around any other animals in a LONG time. So, I watched while Zaire would chase him, and poor Baijan would just run & "scream". And when Zaire would catch him, Baijan just made the most awful crying & screaming. It was like Zaire was killing him! Of course Zaire, being the 3 month old that he is, just wanted to run & jump & play & bite! However, it only took Baijan a few days to stop his frightened crying. And now after only a week he is like a whole new ferret! I am very happy to see the changes so quickly. He has started to run about, dancing & dooking. He initiates play with Zaire. They are like the best of friends now. Always running & tumbling over one another, playing like mad. Baijan has even gained some weight in this past week, I can tell he feels a bit fatter, his ribs aren't so noticable anymore. He just looks & acts like he is very happy. Of course he is VERY stubborn when it comes to using the litter box. I insist that the ferrets go potty before they come out of the cage for playtime (otherwise i will find little presents in my bedroom=)). The other morning I spent 40 minutes of putting him in the litter box, he'd jump out & back up into another corner, I'd put him back into the litter box, he'd jump out... ;) One of these days he will learn. Zaire on the other hand, I simply say "Go potty!" and he will jump in the box & do his business! =) And I do try to give them little treats & praise when they do use the box. Earlier this week I was at the dollar store & picked up 2 thick cloth "placemats" that I thought would be nice to line their cage with. Well, once I got them home, I decided that they were the perfect size & material for ferret hammocks. But since i only had a needle & thread, I ended up sewing one into a tube & sewing on 4 little round rings that i could slide leather laces through to hang it with. So now the ferrets have a nice round sleeping tube. And they love it! Sometimes they are both in it wiggling & packed in tight! I will probably go find myself a grommet kit & start making all sorts of fun hanging things for them. =) Aprille & the 2 crazies Zaire & Baijan. [Posted in FML issue 2098]