(grab a box of tissues this is sad) sorry i haven't written in a while. some of you may know me but for those who don't my name is Erika i work at pets plus and I've had about 10 ferrets myself and im very knowledgeable. and at work of course i take care of the ferrets and all the other little animals, well this morning i go into work as any other day when i notice 2 cages sitting outside of the door, in side was 2 chinchillas and a ferret. this was the worse site i have ever seen it was an all metal cage with 2 levels there was no food/water/hammock NOTHING but (excuse my language) shit covering the bottom and both of the levels with a scroney little ferret i was pissed!!!!! i take it in right away set up a confinement cage w/ food and water he didn't even know what to do w/ it like he didn't know what it was. then i looked, its a boy he was desented and nurtured i looked at his teeth for age and he is 2 1/2 to 3 years old. next to the scale he was 1lb i thought to my self come on a 3 year old ferret 1lb then i got even more angry and called our store vet (he knows everything) to come and check him out and he was fine no illnesses dehydrated from being left outside over night, any very much so malnourished on the way home i went to the store to get food to make duck soup he nibbles at it and he nibbles at the wet baby ferret food with ferra-vite. he relives him self about every 4 hr and i still have to hand water him. people can be so rotten its a living thing not something you take care of when you have time. if you want to see a PIC you can write to me but my cam stinks thanks for reading Erika [Posted in FML issue 4188]