Sukie, you are such a wealth of information! I have learned so much from your postings, and I can never be able to thank you enough for your sharing of knowledge! Uh, are you a Dr., or a Vet? should be... much more knowledgeable than most! I need to read your input before throwing my 3 neurons into the pot! I had ass-umed that there would be a rabies' vaccine that would work on these little guys, and am saddened to find out this is not so. So, same with opossums? I 'baby sat' one for a week (no one else over here would touch him), and that was a hoot! He did, how-ever after deciding I was a bit of alright, start giving me gentle(?) lovebites on the neck while riding around on my shoulder! No, I didn't go to the doc, nor did I 'report' it. That was 2-3 years ago, and Arlo has since passed (males are very short-lived), but I do know that there is a Skunk Underground, and Possum Underground just as there is a Ferret Underground in CA. I do know that there is a higher risk of rabies here in WA from bats, squirrels, and skunks, but have only heard of the bats (That I also think are cute as hell) as having tested positive. Input Sukie, need more input! Hugs and Weasel kisses from the 15+2 (yep ferret math... have 2 more that we didn't have yesterday!!!) heh heh heh Michelle [Posted in FML issue 4803]