First, thank to those who responded about the biter (Frodo). His biting is slowly getting more playful and less painful, and with proper use of the bitter apple, he is getting more leary of biting :) Some more quick though non-emergency questions 1. Bilbo occasionally hacks, a hacking cough. One time only, every here and there. Could this be a hairball starting in the little 4-month old's system? Is that a sign of a hairball, or something else? I dont give them anything for hairballs currently, is it recommended to always give them something? 2. One of them occasionally takes a wierd looking poop, sort of miscolored, tinted greenish. This happens in random spurts, once every week or so at most. Is this something to be concerned with? I feed them Marshall's Ferret Food only, and give them some ferretvite and ferretone on top of it (not too often at all though). Bilbo doesnt like treats (odd) but Frodo loves them, so he eats Bandits once in a while. The wierd poops are usually after the bandits, so i thinks its Frodo's. 3. They are devils! I find it impossible to ferret proof any room in the house im currently in. I am between college apartment and my first post-college apartment, living in my old room, and there is way too much stuff in here to ferretproof it, i've tried. I sometimes think that these guys are the smartest of all ferrets (im sure every owner does). Any random advice on ferret-proofing? Thanks all (They're running around like wild 2 pound ferrets right now in my room, when they get out of their cage, they act as if they've been in prison for 20 years). Henry Frodo (I've come to nip off your nose) Bilbo (I'm too good for treats) [Posted in FML issue 2371]