Several ferrets will be visiting me this weekend, and I need to know how
to fend them off, if anyone does know how.  I already have two, one is
quite up there in years, and these 2 visitors are 1 and 2 years old,
respectively.  The more I think about it though I think they will cause
more stress to the old Linus then they will help.  He is a very gentle
ferret, and loves anything, including the cat who has continually swiped
at him for almost 3 years.  But I think these 2 younger guys will run
very stressful rings around him.  I know Linus will not live much more
than 1 or 2 years, tops, and I have been thinking I would like to get
Ralph, his much younger cagemate, a friend, but I would like to get one
Ralph's age and preferably through a shelter.  So Ralph at the moment
doesn't need to worry about being left alone.
 
I had heard about these 2 ferrets through someone else who didn't have
a lot of information, but had given me the impression their owner was
desperate to get rid of them.  But, it turns out that is not the case,
and now that I have had several weeks to think about it anyway, I don't
want to succomb.  How can I stop myself???
 
Minta
[Posted in FML issue 4051]