I have come to realize..if you dont want them pooping in certain corners..put a litter box there..it is a great deterent.] QUESTION: 2 of my 4 ferrets gradually lost their winter coat..chandler, my youngest, blew his winter coat and it grew back long thick soft and beautiful, this is his first winter, for several months he had a crappy coat, dry, brittle not soft..even his whiskers had split ends, were short and sparse..he now looks like a completely different ferret..but his coat is not like the others..will he lose this coat? It just seems like he got it backwards. Oh and another QUESTION.. Phoebe my beautiful little o'l lady rescue, was diagnosed with insulinoma.. she is NOT a good candidate for surgery. I know I am suppose to limit her intake of sugar..but what about the natural sugars found in fruits? apparently her previous owners fed her LOTS of people food..I want to get weight on her any way I can..she is at 1lbs 5 oz..she is easily a 2 lbs ferret..she did love a peice of ham I gave her..next I will try chicken.. ham is to salty..but she loves banans, oranges apples..should I not give her these things? Thanks, June [Posted in FML issue 2675]