Faith, I was planning to go visit Petco in Rockville this coming Saturday morning and talk with the manager there, but you mentioned that someone will go there and deal with the way they are handling their ferrets. Please let me/us know here the outcome of his visit there. I'm very much interested in knowing how these ferrets are doing. I wouldn't want any pet shops to show people how to take care of ferrets by using fish aquariums as ferret cages! Geeez! Unbelievable. This is a good example of poor management there, and also probably lack of knowledge in ANY animal care. Monica Shimmin Database Management and Reporting Specialist Model Secondary School for the Deaf Rm 108 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [Posted in FML issue 3805]