Anonymous, It seems to me that you probably are not cut out for owning ferrets. You talked about the remotes and calculators... have you ever heard the words "ferret-proofing"??? This is a great tactit that us ferret owners use to protect our property and our ferrets... It involves taking all things damagable out of a ferrets reach... and blocking off the rooms with mattresses and things... Sounds like a novel idea doesn't it??? Maybe you should consider finding "ferret X" a new home with someone who has sense to actually knows that if the ferret destroys things than DON'T LEAVE THEM WHERE THE FERRET CAN GET THEM!!! Personally, to me you seem like the kind of person that shouldn't be allowed to own ferrets. Most people who give their ferrets away due to babies or allergies actually love and want to keep their ferrets, but can't. You tell tham that they don't need to make "excuses", did it ever occur to you that mostly all of us love our ferrets??!?!? No one is making excuses about anything **shole You are the kind of p erson that really *isses me of!!!!! If you really hate this ferret so much then find it a decent home!!! If this is the true reality about ferrets then, with wwerrets being the third most popular pet in the US, all of us ferret owners are living in denial correct?? I think not!! I am not one to judge quickly, either, and this is one of the first emails of this kind that I have ever sent, but your post needed a response!!! I love my ferrets, even though if they could they would eat my remotes, calculators, phones, etc. BUT I DON'T LEAVE THEM WHERE MY FERRETS ARE ABLE TO GET THEM!!! In my opinion you should find your local ferret shelter and give "ferret X" to some people who could offer him the hope of a good life!!! And since, according to you, I don't live in "reality" I think that I must go back to my fantasy would full of cute little ferrets who are given free run of the house and then their owners complain when they destroy things... How *ucking stupid are you?? Tell me that?? I hate to burst your bubble, but us ferret owners do live in reality and we love our ferrets!! The thousands of owners, breeders, shelter owners, vets, and other ferret fanciers in the world live very much in reality and you should learn to respect that. Weezil Girl and the Crew [Posted in FML issue 3581]