Dear Silly, You don't play well with others, do you? I think my fellow FMLers have done a fine job of saying what needed to be said, so I don't have much to add. In fact it's just a question: How could you have a ferret in your home, and NOT fall completely, totally, head-over-heels in love with him (or her)???? It's quite obvious that you don't have the same kind of connection with your pet as most of us here do, and I don't understand how that can happen. In closing, I would just repeat the suggestion already made: join a list that suits your needs better than this one does. Sincerely, Becki, Minerva, Sapphire, Pangeo & Shrek (aka "my children") [Posted in FML issue 3905]