We currently do not have any ferrets. Our last one, Toby, passed away last spring from kidney failure. I was so heartbroken at losing all of our ferrets (6 total) that I couldn't bear the thought of another one. But I had a dream last night, and I am trying to convince my hubby that it was a sign to get a new one. We were in a house, not ours though. I was upstairs and there was this blue fleece blanket on the floor (I have one, which makes the dream more creepy). The blanket was moving and making squeeky noises. So I picked up the edge of it and yanked it into the air. This HUGE, albino ferret came tumbling out of it, weasel war dancing and chattering. I gasped and gathered him up into my arms. He was so soft, and he snuggled right up under my chin. I ran downstairs to the workroom where my husband and his best friend were playing with tools. I held out the ferret and said something like, "Look what the Herd sent me." (The Herd is the name I gave to my business of ferrets because they sounded like a herd of elephants when they ran down our un-carpeted attic stairs.) "The Herd sent this guy to watch over me." My hubby gave me funny looks and raised his eyebrows. I repeated, "The Herd sent him for me. I will call him 'Shepherd' because he is here to watch over me." And that was the end of the dream. Now does that sound like a sign or what?! Aileen Missing the Herd so much: Slinky, Gizmo, Kyle, Noel, Sandy, & Toby [Posted in FML issue 4455]