I am pleased to announce the addition of ferret #4 to the family! Bear was adopted Saturday from Judy with Cloud Nine Ferrets. What a sweet boy he is! Bear is a DEW/Champagne mix, with the biggest (most innocent!) eyes I have ever seen on a ferret. Joe picked Bear out of the assortment that Cloud Nine has right now. They play SO well together!!! Joe finally has a little buddy. All are settling in. Joe plays hard with Bear and then goes and crashes. Periodically I get this look of " Okay... can he go home now so I can rest?". But they slept in a pile last night and are behaving much like siblings already. Life is good. Miesa is a little put out. She being the Emergency Backup Alpha has to put the new kid in his place. Since Bear is twice her size and thinks it's all a big game anyway, she's been struggling. The upside is that I have a lap ferret while she tries to figure it all out. Snuggling with me seems to make it all better. Tas (the true Alpha) doesn't care as long as he stays out of her way. I think she's glad to have another great big lug to snuggle with. Tiny little Tazzy gets cold! Bear, for his part, is settling down. He was very jittery when he first arrived. Every time I moved he jumped about a foot and tore off to hide. Half a tube of Nutrical later, I am the ferret goddess of joy. He's even let me snuggle some! He seems fasinated by all the fuzzie paraphenalia. The rice box has been a BIG hit! Talk about War Dancing for Joy! Many thanks to Judy for expediating the process and sending Bear our way. He's the perfect addition to the family. The house may not be standing in a week, but Joe sure is having a good time! Wessi Tas (Where's Electric Blanket Boy? I want a nap...) Miesa (Darnit Mom... I just about had this place whipped into shape.) Joe ( Yahoooo!!!!) and now... Bear (And I can play with this, and I can play with this, and then there's the rice box...) [Posted in FML issue 2983]