It seems-- though I emphasize that I am *not* a vet that your ferret Taz is displaying a number of symptoms which in fact would tend to point toward adrenal disease. I would strongly reccommend that you take Spaz to a ferret knowledgeable vet. If you opt for the surgery-- then Spaz should return to normal behaviors soon after. It is a hormonal message that has him going after the other ferrets. The skin condition as well is most likely linked to the adrenal condition. Supplementing Taz with vitamin e will help the skin, but the only cure for the combined ailaments is removing the bad gland. If you are in a mind to discard him because he has a problem-- I urge you to reconsider this option-- as you may well be discarding more ferrets for the same reason inthe future-- that is the way things seem to be going with ferrets as they reach 2-4 in this neighborhood anyway! [Posted in FML issue 2308]