Hi All, In response to Melinda's light winter coats and slow shedding in N.E., I too live in N.E. and my ferrets are also slow shedding and the have very light winter coats and no one is getting real fat either. Even my 2 new adopted ones, who were living outside in a rabbit barn all summer until I took them in early October, have shedded out their heavy coats, and now have gorgeous light ones. Weird. Maybe a mild winter this year? YES! Debbie and her Crazy Ladies & Gents Skittles, Bandit, Thelma, Louise, Raz, Houdini, & Spirit and will be = here next weekend (we hope) Champ & Dozer [Posted in FML issue 2485]