Just wanted to thank you all for expressing your support and sharing similar stories about non-ferret-knowledgeable relatives. I see that this is an opportuntity for education -- not necessarily to "convert" them to ferrets -- but to break down negative misconceptions. The difficult part will be controlling the angry, defensive response that comes naturally... In the meantime, I love my fuzzies more each day and consider them precious members of me and my fiancee's little family. Thank you all and best wishes for you and your little ones. [RO] [Posted in FML issue 3523]