>I was wondering..is it wise to get a ferret when you have other small Linda, I have 4 birds and a cat, have had mice in the past as well. The only thing about sharing our lives with ferrets is ... you have to keep them separated. Although a ferret "may not" intentionally try to kill my birds, or any other small animal, they will try to play with them and that will kill them because the poor animal doesn't know that all they want to do is play and they will go into shock. I have a separate room for my birds (the bathroom) and the ferrets are not allowed in there. My bathroom is quite large by the way, and the birds are loose 24/7 in there. I put a screen door on it and all the ferrets, and the cat, can do is sit outside and watch them ... frustrates the heck out of them, LOL and I swear the birds deliberately tease them all. My best advice, go ahead and get a ferret if you feel you can take care of it and you have the room to give them all the space they need while keeping them apart. Dianna And the Gang Mookie, Joey, Mickey and Mouse + BeBe, Trooper, Nikkei, LeLou and Muffin Like the feel of fur ... Hug a Ferret or two or three or four!! [Posted in FML issue 3867]