Hello, lately I've noticed that my ferret Furlow has been turning white around his neck and head, and also just getting a little lighter in color in general. His is a sable. I also noticed that he has been eating an awful lot and gaining quite a bit of wieght. I was wondering if this could be because of winter coming, or is he getting sick? He seems to be doing really good, he hasnt really gotten to run around too much through the house like he was just being allowed to. My parents never allowed him to because my step mom is afraid of ferrets, but since they work so much, they allow him to when they arent here, and when they are then he has to stay in the bedroom. But we have been infested with mice,and since the traps werent working my dad bought De-Con. and boy did I panick! I am so afraid that a mouse might have carried some under like the couch or somewhere that Furlow could get to it, so I havent allowed Furlow to have run of the whole house until I am satisfied that he cant get to any poison. He still gets to play in the bedroom though. Any thoughts on his color change and his increase in appetite would be really helpful to me! I just want to know if this is normal or if I should be worried. Thanks everyone Jennifer and Furlow [Posted in FML issue 2483]