Hi everyone Let me start by saying that I've beaten myself up about this enough already, so PLEASE no flames. I think I need to find a new home for Pukka. She gets VERY upset (I mean break-the-skin upset) if I'm away for a noticeable amount of time. I know the answer here is to spend more time with her, but therein lies the problem: as of this coming weekend I'm moving into an apartment and will have a full-time job, so if anything I'll have less time to spend with her. My other two, Lola and Sebastian, seem more secure and just sleep when I'm not there, but Pukka just seems to have real issues. This is definitely not a "dumping" situation-- I've been communicating with some FMLers and giving it a LOT of thought. And even though I signed something saying I'm supposed to give her back to the shelter where I got her, I cannot in any kind of good conscience do that. This shelter euthanizes. There's a small enough market for adult ferrets around here-- Pukka's only a bit over a year, but not a fluffy little baby-- let alone ones with known behavior problems, and I know what would happen. I do love her, and she deserves a home where someone can help her, not to just be snuffed out like a candle in a shelter. And all that aside, I'm afraid I won't be able to afford to feed three ferrets once I'm paying rent. Two I can do, but three just eat more (imagine that). So what all this is coming down to is that Pukka needs a new home. I've never had to give up an animal before and I'm fighting back tears just looking at her (of course she has to act ultra-cute just as I'm writing this). Like I said, she's a bit over a year old, up on all her shots and healthy. Litterbox-wise she's 100% in the cage, about 80% outside of it and that's getting better daily. Too clever for her own good, steals and stashes pretty much anything she can get hold of. She has a pretty bad biting problem which I've been posting on recently, and like I said she needs someone who can spend lots of time with her and give her lots of love and patience. A tall order, I know, and I feel horrible about having to do this to her, but I think this is the best option for everyone concerned. I'm in western Massachusetts-- Pittsfield at the moment and moving to Amherst shortly-- so if anyone could help me out here I'd be really grateful. Thank you. Rachel and Pukka ===== "Go ahead, call the cops You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops" -- Tom Waits [Posted in FML issue 3797]