Hello all lovely ferret lovers! I have two questions. The first is that I am getting a new cage for my sweet girl Anabelle. Other than the initial washing differences when you first get a cage, what are the advantages and disadvantages of galvanized wire over coated wire. Is the coated wire worth the price? Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, I love my little girl but she does spend a lot of time in her cage(she usually gets 2 hours of playtime a day). So I am getting her a bigger cage so she will have more playroom, and I am thinking about getting her a friend as all of the mags and guides suggest. I would love another ferret, and I can handle it financially. However, I do not want another ferret if Anabelle does not like other ferrets and would not appreciate the play friend--since that is the main reason for getting another ferret(not the only reason but I want to enrich her life more than mine). She is 7months old and a Petco/Marshall Farms baby. This time I would like to adopt a ferret from a shelter....so here is the dilemma..... I am moving back to Colorado in four months. I was going to wait to adopt a ferret at that time since shelters are closer, and I definately want Anabelle to meet her new friend first and have an experienced and reliable shelter person's help. But then I began wondering if it would be better to try to get Anabelle her friend before her move as it might be too stressful to be in a new place and have a new ferret friend. Also the move might be easier if she had a friend to keep her company through the whole move and etc. I live in Ashland, Wisconsin and the nearest shelters are anywhere from 4 to 6 hours away. Should I wait to try to adopt until after the move or before it? Also should the new ferret be the same age, younger, older, or does it matter? Thanks for all of your help! --Ashlie [Posted in FML issue 3315]