Hi, we are owned by two little guys, Gizmo and Zorro. Both are cute as can be and we love them very much. We do have a small problem with Zorro. Occasionnaly, (since he arrived, it happenned 4 or 5 times), he starts sneezing real hard and one time it lasted for 2 minutes. When I say that he sneenes hard, I mean that his head snaps from side to side from the sneezing. Of course we keep Zorro and Gizmo in a big cage, with clean old t-shirts and pants on the floor and a litter made out of pelleted wood wich doesn't produce a lot of dust. And of course, we keep our home very clean. We do have a dehumidifier but we don't really have a choice because in the winter (wich is now over... yahoo) we do get a lot of humudity, so much so that our window frames had begun rotting. We will consult our vet in a week or two but I'd like to get some opinions first on what could be causing that. Also, Zorro has a problem with one of middle fingers from his rear right leg. We guess that it was broken when he was a little younger (he's 6 months old now) and now the last part of the articulation of that finger is pointing up (well not at 90 deg. but more like 45 deg). It doesn't seem to bother him at all since he jumps and runs a lot more then Gizmo and is always playful and never complains. But we did see our vet about it and we had x-rays taken and our vet recommended amputing the little finger because the bone seems to be broken in several places in little bits and pieces. I'm afraid that if we leave it to be, when he gets older it'll start to bother him or hort him or cause other problems. But I'm also afraid of having him operated on because I've read that ferrets don't respond expecially well to anasthetics. The problem is not the money since it costs 80$ for the opration. And of course I've read the medical FAQ at ferretcentral so I'll make sure that no bad drugs are used. Can you help us ? Zorro & Gizmo Hugo & Julie -- Hugo Morin Integrator Behaviour Interactive 750 Cote de la Pente Douce Quebec, QC Canada, G1N 2M1. Tel: 1 (418) 527 3636 ext. 235 Fax: 1 (418) 527 4373 [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2670]