To Kylie Ferrets For Dummies is certainly available in Australia. Any of the large bookshops will get it for you if they don't have it already in stock. You can e-mail me if you have any problems. When you do get the book, please be aware that some of it does not pertain to Australian ferrets eg some health issues, diet etc Dallas wrote: >In Australia (where I am) it is pretty impossible to get a ferret that >has been a pet. Most ferret breeders here seem to breed also for hunting, >so they don't really handle their kits before they sell them (that was >true of all of the ferrets that I went to look at before we got Jake). "In Australia" is a bit of a generalisation in this case so I can't point you to your closest pet breeder, but a Ferret Society in your state should be able to help. I have yet to find a difference in temperament between ferrets who have been bred for ferreting and those bred as pets, as long as they have been well handled. Having said that, I have some 14 week old babies who have been loved and handled since the day they were born and are still the roughest players in the whole universe! When they get too exuberant, I play games that use a lot of energy but require little physical contact and scream if they bite too hard. They get the message eventually and mellow right out. Good luck with your Jake. If you, or any other Ozzie FMLer, let me know your snail mail address, I will arrange for you to receive an information package from the Western Australian Ferret & Ferreting Society (it's free). Love & Dooks Shirley [Posted in FML issue 3756]