I have just read the care of ferrets message and I just want to say that not everyone can stay at home ALL day and raise chickens for their ferrets. I am 13 (go on say I'm too young for a ferret then) and I have to go to school for 9 hours a day (I live in France) But this doesn't mean that I don't care for my ferret (pongo) Every day he comes out to play, then I do my homework with him and he seems happy. OK, so it's not PERFECT but then who is ? My ferret hasn't been ill yet but that doesn't mean that he won't ever get ill, I mean, he isn't even 1 yet. No one's perfect, take a long hard look at YOURSELF . Max and pongo [Posted in FML issue 3744]