Hello, It is with much sadness that I must tell you that I have lost another ferret This is the 3rd one that has left me since July 27th,2004 His name was Stanley, we were at a Ferret Show in Michigan in June 1997 and the Red Wings were going for the Stanley Cup that night, and that day we bought a chubby Male Silver mitt. I didnt care for the name Stanley but it was my husband's turn to name the ferret, so the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup and we came home baby Stanley. Stanley was always a shy little guy, who didnt like you to mess with him too much. He would sneak up on you and bite you on your ankles for no reason at all. Stanley loved to play with socks and drag them around. When his Dad would come home from work, he would take off his black socks one by one and Stanley would put them behind the dresser, he didnt care took much for clean socks, just ones that had already been worn. It is just in the last 4 years that he decided to stop bitting and let you hold him. He used to just run when a stranger would get near him. He was dignosed with cardiomyopathy in 2000, and had a enlarged heart so he was put on heart meds and therefore he lived 4 more years. He only had one cage mate his life that he loved dearly her name was Cocoa, she passed away last fall. Yesterday he took a turn for the worst and decided that his heart just could not take it anymore, so he broke Mom's heart and left her. Mom used to sing a song to him when he was a little Stanley, it was that song that went, We want Stanley, meaning we want Lord Stanley the Hockey cup. So when he would hide in the ferret room, Mom would sing the song and he would come out, Mom was sadden Today for she knew that when it was time to put him away she knew if she sang he would NOT come out this time!! Stanley Mom misses you and Loves you. Mommy Ada. [Posted in FML issue 4614]