Poor Cheyenne The Birdie Slayer!!!! My little Maggie did that last year, she wasn't even a year old and she was here less than a month when she de-ferretproofed the cockatiel cage and got inside and tried to play with them (My 11 other ferrets were never able to manage this). Needless to say, they didn't last very long (just for the record, there wasn't a mark on either of them, she actually scared them to death)....I was quite heartbroken as I loved those birds a lot, but then I realized that it wasn't Maggie's fault at all, it was mine, I failed my birds and Maggie by not properly supervising her while she was out in a new environment and that is my burden, not Maggie's. I could not in good conscience punish her she was just being a ferret. I find it tragic that her mommy wants to get rid of her for her natural "ferrety" tendencies. PEOPLE should not blame ANIMALS for their natural inclinations....if you let a ferret (or any other predator animals) anywhere near a prey animal (birds, mice, etc.). THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!!!!!! It's the natural progression of things....that pesky food chain thing if you will. Cheyenne's better off in her old/new home if her other mom cannot grasp this simple concept. ****OFFICIAL DISCLAIMER*** (so no flames) Not every "predator" will kill a "prey" animal, true, but that doesn't mean I am going to let the ferrets play with the cockatiels again. Lisa and The Diabolical Dozen [Posted in FML issue 4614]