I have a blaze ferret named Pepper. He has been through several himes before he came here, and he is a real sweetie. The Vet estimates his age at 9 years old or so. Pepper is the perenial "perfect" ferret, never bites, not even in play, 100% in the litter box........he would rather be with me than theother ferrets. He is my Old Man and I adore him! He has won over ever person wo has ever met him, even anti-ferret people. The down side is that Pepper has adrenal cancer. He is almost totally bald, enlarged tumm ( could be all the Duck Soup and Veal Baby food he gets!) :) Pepper has already had adrenal surgery where they removed everything they could...now there is nothing they can do. Before he got sick, Pepper was a talented and valient mouser, and he is still wardancing (some, he tires easilly) and acting like a ferret! The Vet says he is not going to be in pain, and I keep a close eye on him for trouble going potty, or loss of appetite. I know I am going to lose him, and when he is ready, I will do what I have to do. but neither of us are ready yet. Pepper is a silver blaze, deaf but other than continual adrenal, he has never had anyother health problems that I have seen,,,,I would not hesitate to get another Blaze, Pepper was my first ferret, and I have never once regretted taking him in from teh shelter. If you and your ferrets have time, maybe you could drop Pepper a line at [log in to unmask] ....he loves getting mail. And prayers are nice too! Pepper's mom (also the mom of SolT, Cinnimon, Suger, Spice and Whiskers, (AKA Whiskey Sour) [Posted in FML issue 2846]