I'm reposting this with more information and could Lynn Parrish please contact me. Hope all of you and your fuzzies have a good week.. Here is information on 2 groups of "rescue" ferrets we are trying to place in "good, pemanant" homes. If someone is interested they can e-mail me at [log in to unmask] We could probably drive them (at least part way) to new homes, if someone who wants them can not easily get to Lawrence, KS. Need to find good permanant homes for 2 groups of bonded males. We have too many to care for in the manner in which they should be due to my health problems. Norman's jobs have him too busy and too tired to pick up most of my work load with them. If we can get the numbers down, we can go back to enjoying the ferrets we have, instead of just being their "caretakers". I hope some of you on this list can help me find some good homes for them. Thank you! First group is a group of 3 bonded males. They are neutered, descented, go about 3 lbs each, and are suppose to be current on their shots until this Fall. They came to us healthy and were well cared for, had great coats and temperments, though one is a little shy/reserved. The owners were finishing up/graduating from KU, ran into problems with a temporary landlord, but were moving. They knew Norman from his job at Pet Co and he volunteered to take care of them. They were going to visit and then when settled "this summer" come back for them, if we wanted to let them have them back. "Sounded okay". But after they brought them to Norman, they never came back or inquired about their 3 boys, never left a forwarding address, etc. They are healthy, almost always use the litter box, and have sweet temperments, never nipping us and get along with all the other ferrets. When They came to us in April (5 mos. ago) we were told that Tin, the Dark Sable with a black nose was 1 1/2 yrs old; Toby, the lighter colored male was 2 1/2 years old, and Terzu, the sable with a a lot of white on the face was 2 years old. - but then they qualified it by saying give or take 3 months on each - so they are approximately: Tin - 2 yrs, Terzu - 2 1/2 yrs, and Toby - 3 yrs. While they came with names, they do not seem to respond to their particular names. They are good about letting me trim nails, clean ears, etc. They are pretty good about using the litter boxes. they are good eaters, have good stools and we have seen no evidence of any developing health problems They came with a carrying cage (which we will pass along with them). The previous owners supposedly let them pretty much have free roam? (I'm not sure of a room or an apartment); and we have a small room with a few cages, hammocks, toys, and cubbies that our ferrets have free roam in - so we never acquired a big cage for them. Our ferrets eat Totally Ferret. They were fed a different food when we got them, I do not remember what. But, they made the switch easily. The second group is 2 albino males. Both neutered and descented and current on shots though due soon. One, "Rascal" is about 2 3/4 years old and Scamp is about 1 3/4 years old. They are both Pet Store rescues. Rascal was getting too big and was rough with the younger ferrets at the Pet Store and was isolated - became anxious and started bitting and clawing at people a lot. They let Norman take him home. He does occassionally bite - more if you are lying down and he get at your head. He will also leap at you, but lets me trim nails, etc. with no problems. He can be rough with some other ferrets at times. Scamp was acquired when the Pet Store lost power during a bad ice storm. He was very young and they were concerned about him before the power loss. The other ferrets were picking on him a lot and he was not doing well. We kept a number of the Pet store animals at our house until the power got back on. He did fine with us and they told us to keep him. He gets along with everyone okay, but "hangs" with Rascal the most. He can get skittish at times, hide under things and be hard to coax out. At these times he gets your hand in his mouth, when you get a hold of him, but only "bit" (without breaking the skin) a couple of times. He lets you trim nails, etc. okay, but squirms more than of any of them. Both are healthy and neither has had any reactions to shots. While the ferrets in both of these groups are friendly, none are overly attached to us - they should make easy adjustments to new homes. Linda and Norman, & the 9 furry heart stealers: Saint Patrick, Mittens, Curious George, Little Dude, Scamp, Rascal, Toby, Terzu, and Tin from Lawrence, KS with Frisky, Baby, Handsome, Sassy, May, Whisper, and Bandit watching from the Rainbow Bridge [Posted in FML issue 4286]