I am resending my original question as I am still unclear as to the length of quarantine. I am considering getting a girlfriend for CB but have some questions on the quarantine period necessary before I introduce the new one. Whoever comes to live with us will come from a shelter (so if you're near CT and have a little albino or light colored lady let me know)! And I've forgotten how long the quarantine period is. When CB came to live with us he did bring a "gift" with him that resulted in Butch and Maggie being hospitalized for 3 full days in the ferret equivalent of ICU. Where do I quarantine the newbie and for how long? I would think that the new ferret in the apartment left in the bath room would still spread the illness through the air and they would still get it. Can someone explain the whole thing to me again since I guess I don't fully understand it. Since I would want CB to pick out his new friend don't I run the r isk of exposure bringing him up there to make his selection? Thanks for you r help! Connie, Butch, Maggie, and CB (someone just for me, my girlfriend)! "I am sometimes asked, "Why do you spend so much of your time and money talking about kindness to animals when there is so much cruelty to men? I answer, "I am working at the roots." George T. Angell [Posted in FML issue 4091]