Hi, I have a question. I weigh my ferrets about once a week. My male has been losing weight. He has gone from 1374 grams (11/4) to 1276 grams (1/4). Now, in that time we did add 2 young girls to the group (12/5) and then another female on 12/19. Our male is the dominant ferret of the business and has been pressing the issue a lot lately (not that anyone seems to want the job except him). Is this a weight loss that I should be concerned about? This is winter, and as he joined the family this past May, I don't know how his weight should be in the winter. He is about 13 or 14 months old. He had a cold in early November and completely recovered, including regaining the weight he lost. I know we added 3 ferrets in a short time. I am hoping this weight loss is just due to stress (doesn't show any other way), or the babies being more active (3 youngsters who are now about 4 1/2 months old), or trying to make sure no one tries to take over the harem. Please let me know if I need to be concerned or if this is just a normal thing. Kim and the Super Six PS: They all have a vet appointment on the 14th for physicals and rabies shots. I'll be mentioning the weight loss at that time too. [Posted in FML issue 2547]