My favorite ferret is Chipper ... My sable baby girl and first. Chip taught me responsibility and activism, as pets are not disposable toys, but a member of our families. My ex-SO's co-worker wanted to give her up at 7mo, so I went to "see her" and brought her home.= Within a month of hiding from us and nipping really hard, we noticed a swollen vulva. The pet store reimbursed me for her spaying, and her attitude changed dramatically. Now as a blind 7+ yo, 'Boo-Boo' (obvious nickname) still manages to steal insoles, squeak toys, leather, rubber, and my heart. My favorite ferret is Gina ... My silver-mitt pretty girl. When we picked her up from her former owner at 1.5 yo, she kissed my boyfriend and he said she's going home with us! I love Gina because *she* loved everyone and things ferrets, cats, dogs, people, watermelon, popcorn, etc. She would wear me out playing chase, slide-ferret-plastic-bag game, and vet visits with her adrenal gland tumor, lymphosarcoma, and insulinoma illnesses. Gina and I shared over-easy fried eggs every Saturday morning. I got tired of her climbing me for my plate, and started making her a plate. Took me a few months to start eating eggs again after Gin-Gin was helped along her journey during the month of her 6 year birthday. My favorite ferret is Boomer ... My DEW sponsor boy. He's my favorite because of his expressional face. He loved Ferretone and exploring, dooking all the way. I picked him up at our local public county shelter -- he was 90% bald (adrenal gland tumor). Boom-Boom was handsome and deserved a better chance in life. My favorite ferret is Solstice ... My sable emergency rescue. She was only 5 weeks old when the owner called me for help one night (the night of the winter solstice). I only had her for 10 minutes before she died in the palm of my hand. She was a beautiful kit and deserved a better start in life. My favorite ferret is each and everyone at a shelter or foster home. They deserve a new loving family or at least to be sponsored, as shelters cannot do it all. Please volunteer, donate, participate in some way, and help out financially when you can. Shari Gunter ps - Ferret Temporary Tattoos arriving this week, benefiting Ferret Guardian Rescue Haven of NC! Sale and website info will be posted on the list asap. [Posted in FML issue 3577]