Greetings to all! I'm looking for info on starting a local ferret organization in Toledo, Ohio. I'm sure I have no clue as to how much work this entails; any info is greatly appreciated. Feeling really grateful to all of the wonderful ferret owners who have helped me learn about these incredible little guys, and now might be a good time to use this gratitude to help others. Sometimes it's hard to feel like one person can make a difference anywhere, but in reading the FML every day, I see that each one of us can, and the effect is cumulative! The ferrets that own me, and the ones I've fostered, have loved me unconditionally and brought so much joy into my life. And although I can't prove it, they've been a very powerful antidote to the chronic depression that plagues me. Anyone in the Toledo area who would like to help get a ferret owners group started or is interested in belonging, please contact me :-) On another subject - I'm planning on putting down a new floor in the living room. I'd like wood or one of the wood laminates like Pergo. The ferrets have occasional access to this area, so I need to know how any of the wood or wood laminate surfaces will hold up to those little presents that they so happily leave us in the corner. Santa brought my fur family a wonderful present this year! We got a beautiful chocolate sable male kit from West Valley Wuzzles in Phoenix. Santa flew him in on Delta, and he's just beautiful. He's the second guy I've gotten from Kevin and Julie at West Valley Wuzzles, and they do an incredible job of socializing and litter training all of their kits. Spunky weighed a little over 1.5 pounds when he arrived (he has not been neutered) and three weeks later he's up to 2.5 pounds (and has two of the cutest little fuzzy ferret balls!) He's now bigger than my largest Marshall farms adult, and has the best personality, as Spunky as his name implies, with no fear of people, no nipping, and getting along well with my other ferrets and the cat. Warm regards, and hug those ferrets, Peg Francisco and the Perrysburg Polecats [Posted in FML issue 4026]