My first ferret(s) were also my first ferret encounter. I first met ferrets when, after my daughter relentlessly hounded her father and I to let her take 2 ferrets her friend was "getting rid of" on a trial basis, we agreed. In they came, Buzz and Woody, a beautiful silvermitt boy and his sable brother. The previous owner brought them to my house and took them out of the cage and tried to hand them to me. I was skeptical. Do they bite? No, no, they were nipped trained, if they try to bite you flick them in the nose. Well the flicking in the nose part I didn't like one bit and I picked up the 2 squirming boys that just wanted to get down. They took up residency in my daughters room for awhile, the first time we let them out to free roam her room I thought they were evil and trying to attack everyone<LOL>. Little did I know then that they were so happy to be out of their cage, they had never gotten out before, that they were war dancing! I quickly fell in love with ferrets, and eventually moved them out of my daughters room when I realized Buzz was sick and that my daughter was being the usual kid, not taking care of them properly. Buzz has been gone a few years, and sadly, we lost his brother earlier this year to cancer. But I loved every minute I spent with them, and they in return loved me back. -- Vicki L. Henderson-aka-Ferret Fanatic The Fearless FLO! http://www.geocities.com/vlh1 Taylor, General Kaos and Earnhardt (ferret in training!) Sadly missing Buzz,Woody,Jinx, Miss Tizzy & Ginger Snap who will be in my heart forever. ICQ: 11898312 [Posted in FML issue 4245]