Hello Sidsel, Is there anything else you can tell us about Angoras? I have been utterly fascinated with them since I heard of them 3 years ago. I have followed every lead and usually come up empty handed here in the USA. There is definitely at least one respectable supplier. He is not a breeder, his Angora ferrets come from Denmark and he is in New York. The other is somewhere near the West coast and claims to have breeding Angoras but will only offer "half breeds". So I think her claim to having breeding angoras is circumspect. My biggest question I suppose is, Are there other breeders of Angoras in Denmark? http://www.parrotsoftheworld.com/ Parrots Of The World Welcomes You http://www.ferpharm.dk/ FerPharm http://www.geocities.com/mputorius Mom & Pop Ferretry These are the three places that I know of where to aquire Angora Ferrets. FerPharm is in Denmark. That is the man who actually developed that line. (supposedly) The first is just an exotic pet outlet that sells the ferrets from FerPharm. And the last Mom & Pop is the one I said offered half bred angora ferrets. If there is a place in Denmark to purchase an Angora Ferret for $180 American dollars, then shipping, I would like to look into it. If you contact Ferpharm they just refer you to the parrot place. A friend and I were discussing the health of angora ferrets. It is possible that they are prone to problems since we are relatively sure the breeder had to do some "line breeding" to get a decent number of ferrets with the angora traits. After he had enough (whatever number that might be) he probably began expanding his gene pool to get as far away from whatever health conditions might have been inherent in the original few. The more generations away you get from the original set, the less likely genetic problems are to follow. But are still possible. After enough generations go by and if this is all handled by a careful and responsible breeder you CAN wind up with a "disease" free line of ferrets. I don't mean that they can't get ECE or Rabies or distemper, I was speaking generally. There is nothing wrong with wanting a special animal. I love unique and different animals with different traits. I love my ferrets and nothing will change that, but looking at a beautiful long haired ferret prancing about your living room can bring a certain joy to your heart, in the delight of a beautiful animal. I have had shelter ferrets, and rescue ferrets, and purchased ferrets. I have treasured even those that were here only for days. I also think I am entitled to enjoy the beautiful, most especially since it is available! LOL! If I thought I could find an angora ferret in a shelter I would be hunting right now! But I only know of one, and I've heard its bad tempered and its in another state. I don't mind bad tempered, I've had plenty of "mean" incurable biters, etc who have turned out to be so sweet. Ummm, I think thats all I meant to say. I hope I was clear enough and don't get flamed on my very first post! Hope to hear from you Sidsel! Sharon [Posted in FML issue 3386]