Hi Everyone I am from Oz and new to the list, though I was on this list about 7years or more ago. I joined on Sunday and nearly dropped out on Monday after reading how strongly one person felt about young children and ferrets. I thought perhaps I was not doing the right thing as I am looking to adopt a stray but I have two children a 2 1/2 year old and almost 5 year old. But after reading Shannon's reply I feel a little more confident about my decision to adopt a stray when one becomes available. I will be supervising mine with the ferret when it comes along. At the moment in Sydney there are very few strays available so I might be waiting a while but that is ok I have the cage already setup . Sarah (Sydney-Australia) [Posted in FML issue 3755]