>[Moderator's note: I don't consider individuals trying to find a home for >ferret(s) to be inappropriate in the least. In fact, if the ferrets need >a new home, I'm glad people start here, in a group of ferret lovers, than >in places which are potentially less able to attract a good home, such as >a supermarket bulletin-board. BIG] I had to laugh when I read that! I got my first ferret, Gracie, from a supermarket bulletin-board. I was looking for a fert but didn't want to buy from a petstore because I don't like to buy animals from pet stores. The local animal shelter didn't have any... Anyway, I just happened to be walking past the grocery bulletin board when the words "Ferret for Sale" caught my eye. It was posted on a sheet of paper with the little phone number tags. Nobody had yet taken any of the tags yet so I took the ENTIRE advertisement and stuffed it in my pocket. When I went to see/pick up Gracie, I knew she wasn't in a good situation. THe people had had her for a year and half, she didn't even have a name! She had wood shavings in a tiny cage, no hammy, water dish (that spilled), etc. She's a teeny tiny little thing and I wonder if she's just tiny by nature or failure to thrive. She's a spunky girl and oh so loving and kissy. And so began the oddysey into ferretdom (and ferret math!). I was up to 5 ferrets within a year.... I guess the only "good" thing about the whole thing is that Gracie wasn't free. At least the people knew better than to give her away for free. I would have paid more for her had they asked but I paid a pretty penny anyway and she is certainly worth it! --Renee -- [Posted in FML issue 3327]