Charleen was mentioning stray ferrets. Please remember to have strays checked for microchips by your vet or by animal control when they are released to you. Shelters routinely check dogs/cats for microchips, but it's not yet a routine for ferrets. We 'chip most of the ferrets who come through our shelter. Thursday we reunited a stray ferret with his person because of a microchip. That particular ferret had gotten out of his house about a year ago, and we microchiped him for his owner. Now five years old, the ferret once again left home and was once again able to find his person because of a microchip. We had a ferret stolen from our shelter and were able to identify and retrieve him because of his microchip. There's not yet a huge percentage, but we have found microchips in several stray ferrets. It's something that I think would reunite more lost ferrets with their owners. Consider microchiping your family of ferts today! :-) Sandi Best Little Rabbit, Rodent & Ferret House House Rabbit Society a non-profit animal shelter 14325 Lake City Way NE Seattle, WA 98125 (206)365-9105 or visit our on-line store at: http://www.rabbitrodentferret.org [Posted in FML issue 3486]