In repsonse to <[log in to unmask]>:
 
> How do I get a license in N.Y.C.?
 
I'm sorry, but you can't.  Ferrets are prohibited in NYC.  For the
rest of NY state, you can get a license by sending an application and
$10 to the Fish and Game Department, I think it is.  (F&G, a state
office, will happily accept $10 from someone in NYC and send him a
license, but it's still illegal.) Of course, there are undoubtedly a
few ferrets in NYC -- but there's no point in getting a license.
 
For <[log in to unmask]> of the very long name :) :
 
> I also seem to have missed (yet another) discussion of introducing a new
> ferret.  Forgive me if I repeat something which was recently asked, but I
> do have a few questions...
 
Here's what the hopefully-soon-to-be-released version 2.0 of the FAQ
(watch this space for an announcement :-) says about that:
 
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 <4.6> I just got another ferret.  How can I introduce him/her
       to my old one(s) with the least trouble?
 
 Ferret play can look pretty rough, especially the kinds of dominance
 "arguments" an established ferret is likely to have with a new one.
 Generally ferrets won't actually injure each other, but careful
 supervision is required at first.  To prevent biting, you can try
 spraying Bitter Apple [5.1] on the new ferret.  Keeping the new ferret
 separated, but in sight/smell of the old one (e.g., in a neighboring
 cage) can help speed familiarity, as can putting the new pet in the
 old one's cage or sleeping area while the other one's not there.
 Within a week or two they should get along all right and can share a
 cage, food dish, and water bottle.  Of course, extreme cases do exist,
 but the longest I've read about new-ferret problems lasting is three
 months.
 
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Hope that helps a bit.
 
- Pam ([log in to unmask]) in Rochester, NY
Treat dispenser to Pixxel the Explorer and Rusty the Snuggleferret
Ferret FAQ 1.2: rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/pet-ferret-faq/general
 
[Posted in FML issue 0853]