Are you thinking wistfully about adding another ferret to your home but can't make a lifetime commitment to a new ferret right now? Is "Ferret Math" hitting, but you can't afford the medical expenses associated with getting another ferret? Fostering may be the answer! Throughout New England ferrets are in need of either temporary or permanent foster homes. Ferrets who are adoptable go to foster homes temporarily until a suitable placement is found (this can take several weeks or sometimes a month or two). Ferrets who are elderly, have medical issues, or who need extensive rehabilitiation for behavioral issues go into long-term or permanent fostering situations. The benefit of fostering a ferret in the NEFFER system is that NEFFER pays for the ferret's vet bills, including surgeries and vaccinations. You provide the shelter, love, and food for the ferret! In some cases we may be able to assist with food as well. If you're looking for a way to help abandoned ferrets as well as enrich your life with another ferret or two, please contact New England Ferret Foster, Education, and Rescue, Inc at [log in to unmask], for more information about our Foster Ferret Network, a network of homes that welcome displaced ferrets either short or long-term. We'd love to talk with you about the rewards of fostering! [Posted in FML issue 3663]