Due to living conditions and other such things, I can't have ferrets right now. However I go up to my local pet store at least 2 or 3 times a week to play with their ferrets. These ferrets are all Marshalls babies. Anyway, I was up there yesterday and they had just got some new ones. I got the "bright" idea to pick up the baby who was chewing on the cheweasel. That baby dropped that cheweasel and bite me so fast I was surprised. My response I scruffed it gently and told it no. I feel this is sad because this is not the first time this has happened. And yet I go back for more ferret bites. I have had the ferret babies draw blood twice, but I don't mind. The babies are just too cute and don't know any better. I was wondering if, since I like to be abused by ferrets so much, The was a ferret shelter in the Kansas City metro area who would like I volunteer? I'll clean cages, play with ferrets, help raise money, you name it. The ferret shelter at Ferret Central doesn't seem to exist anymore. Miranda PS- When I am able I'll even adopt from a shelter. [Posted in FML issue 4325]