>From: "Miller,Dwayne" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: New Additons >George is our smallest male, at maybe 5 pounds, Cinders is our big boy at >about 12 pounds. Sassy and our other little girl, both weigh 3-4 pounds >and are very very small (lenght and barrel wise). Is this natural for >ferrets? Having never had female ferrets before I dont know, but the >other girls I have seen were at least close to the size of their male >cagemates. Whoa. A 3 or 4 lb. ferret is small?? On several trips to the vet for our 6 ferrets, our vet informed us that 3 or 4 lbs for a male ferret can be unhealthy. Gizmo, weighed 3 lbs, and the dr. suggested he lose 1/2 a lb. Larz, weighed 4 lbs, and he suggested he lose at least a lb. Don't get me wrong, i'm no ferret expert, but 12 lbs for a male ferret seems VERY large. Too large. Our 6 ferrets are all about the same size, male and female. All around 3 lbs. Just my .02 cents. Hail All Fuzzies !! Christopher & Heidi proudly owned by: *Bandit* Maggie* Gizmo* Sylvie* Larz* Midnite* *Gordy the Guinea Pig* [Posted in FML issue 2811]