Wow, I couldn't get through the whole thing the first time around. I had to stop and come back to it. This is why I take in the old, and the unwanted. Of the 11 I have had, three were bought by us. My husband tells me that after losing two in a month he wants to stop rescuing. He is sad and he has hurt with me over these guys. We are now 8, and four are either sick or 7+. I still respond to all requests to take in the unwanted, but I have found homes for the two recently. I have been honest with him, I do know that we are where we need to be for our own ferrets, our vet bills have been in the thousands lately. But I cannot say that I will never bring in another rescue to live here with us. I can't imagine that. For now we do have our hands full with those that we have and are committed to. I do not know how those of you that do this on the large scale do it. My heart breaks when I lose one, and financially I have all that I can manage now. Kim and the Mighty Reno 8 [Posted in FML issue 3802]