>From: Tysa Jayne Kihn <[log in to unmask]> > >I worry in a college town like this that some idiot will get it and >cage it up for the rest of its life (like the 2 we rescued). while i totally and completely appreciate your concern for the ferrets, i have to say that i find that comment a mite ageist... and not just because i, myself, am a twenty-something college kid. sadly, mistreatment, neglect, and misunderstanding of ferrets is exhibited by people of all ages, and in all types of communities. as the shelter parents among us know, even people who seem sincerely willing to care for their ferrets occasionally find that the ferrets are "more than they can handle", and that problem is not at all age-specific. please dont' take this as a flame, it's not at all. i just don't like to see groups of people generalized about on basis of age, and i am saddened by the fact that comments like that are usually made with no malicious intent, and accepted as more or less appropriate by people who just don't stop to consider that they might not be. no matter how old i get, i hope i never forget being young. good luck with these fuzzies! >From: Kerry Gibbs <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Help Wanted > >Well here is the problem: > >I am trying to sew up some sleep sacks, I have made 2 pockets on this subject, does anyone have any reccomendations for an INEXPENSIVE sewing machine that a poor twenty-something college kid might be able to afford for weezilprojects and DIY clothing endeavours? i figure there's probably a number of arts'n'craftsy people here who might have some reccomendations... >From: Natalie Cornish <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: prices on food > >I went to the store last night to pick up some more Totally >Ferret and WOW was I shocked. Prices are up to $18.99 per 5 >pound bag. i don't know about the supply question, but i do know that the ferret store superior choice diet seems to be a fairly good food for them, and is not terribly expensive ($36 for a 20 pound bag, i believe.) maybe TF is having to charge more because more people are switching to the ferret store diet? :) just a thought. i feed it to all my fuzzies, and i think it's 28 paws up, here. >From: Kristen Dixie <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: New Ferret Owner.... > >My second question is regarding flea treatments. I was >wondering if it's okay to use flea drops that you can purchase >from pet stores oposed to something like Advantage?? In my experienc, the over the counter stuff simply doesn't work (this was tried with my catses), though i dont' know if it's safe for fuzzies or not. flea shampoos for kittens can be used on occasion, i believe. one cat-tube of advantage, though, is usually sufficient for three or four fuzzies.... -k- (whose weezils also require a crapper on every level f the cage, but to my dismay.) [Posted in FML issue 3457]