>(I seem to remember a parallel between people with ferrets and people who >suffer from chronic depression/ bipolar disorders) Who among us has never questioned the rationale of keeping these toe-nipping, plant-digging-upping, shelf-climbing, stuff-pushing-off-the-shelfing, wallet-stealing little vandals in our own homes? Every time I see Fig perched upon some high shelf that I had no idea she could climb, or when I see Newton making that hole in the couch bigger, these thoughts run through my mind. Seriously though, I have never heard of any connection between mood disorders and people who own ferrets, in fact these little clowns make me laugh so often it would seem difficult to be sad when they are bouncing around. Best wishes to Christine, always think of how happy those little ferrets are. I hope you will be a ferret mom again soon Jen Newton, Dobie, Fig and Mojo (OMG, 4x the badness!) [Posted in FML issue 3246]