Hi everyone - We have a quick question for all of you. I'm pretty sure this is not in any of the FAQs. Do ferrets get hot spots? Most of the time when you have hair loss due to adrenals or insulinomas it's at the base of the tail, right? What would it be if he's slowly been losing a patch at the top of his front right leg? He seems a little extra itchy, lately, (all over) but there's no fleas. Also, the female in with him doesn't seem to have a problem. Can ferrets have problems due to stress? We just lost our two older ferrets right after Christmas within a month of each other - one from insulinomas and the other from a mass in his abdomen that burst. But if anything, the two left now get more attention and time out because it's easier for us to keep an eye on two than four. Maybe he misses them. Do we worry or do we wait to make sure he doesn't just have a funny (and early) shedding pattern this season? Carrie- my poor boy is going bald! EJ - what's the matter with you, psycho-ferret? Podo - mama, where's my stinky friends? Ruh - why's everyone else get all the attention? [Posted in FML issue 2221]