My name is sarah and I am the owner of two beautifull ferrets. Toby is a four year old male silver mitt. At least he was once considered a silver mitt , over the years he has become almost completely white or cream color. Toby is a larger than usual ferret,so I'm told, he weighs close to five pounds and eats anything he can get to.He is a very friendly ferret he loves to be around people and gets along great with my dog and cats. I often get very worried about Toby especially in the winter becaus he gets so fat. Just a few months ago his normal bouncy playful spirit seemed to be cramped when he was almost to fat to walk. His stomach would drag on the floor, and I had to make him a bed at the bottom of the cage because he didnt want to climb. Kylie is my little girl. she is just over three years old and she is much smaller than toby. The last time she was weighed she was one and a half pounds. she is about a quarter the length that toby is and looks like a kitt still. Kylie is a sable with the normal brown mask. The only problem I've had with her is during the winter all the hair fell out of her tail. i gave her lots of ferretone and her hair grew back. Kylie is not as friendly to people as toby is. She desnt get mean or anything she just doesnt have any use for people I guess. I've tried getting her more cmfortable with people but it hasnt worked yet. She seems happy and content to play with toby.The only playing she does with me is occasionally she'll run up bite my feet then run away again. I really dont think she'll ever change.I have the biggest problem feeding them because kylie is very finicky and takes her time eating, where as toby will eat everything in front of him no matter how much I leave out. I've been called mean for not constantly leaving food out for them until people see how fast the food dissapears when toby gets to it. Kylie I watch carefully so when she starts sniffing around the dish I take her in the bathroom , let her eat and when shes done she'll cry to be let out. Toby gets fed breakfast lunch and dinner and lots of ferret treats. Kylie wont eat ferret treats or food for that matter it has to be kitten food. Iams to be exact and thats it.Recently I brought home a kitten that has tested positive for feline leukemia. My vet is ademate that the ferres cant get it. However this is where I get confused. I have seen multiple listings and stories about ferrets that have been diagnosed with this disease. It scares me to death to think my baby's could be in harms way.if anyone knows anything about this I'd gladly take any advise. I love my ferrets but I also love my kitte and I wouldt want to get rid of either one I couldnt do it. Im sure I have many more ferret stories to tell but I dont want to go over the space limit so I'll write more later if anyone is interested. I look forward to being a part of this list and expect that it will be enjoyable. O.k so I sound pretty stupid talking like that but I just dont know ow to make introductions I guess. Hope to talk to everyone soon. See Ya Sarh, Toby, And Kylie [Posted in FML issue 2363]