Hola, Jubilee: tiny kit at a pet store, 1st ferret RinkyDink: tiny kit at a pet store, starving, could not eat kibble. LunaMoon: pet store kit, goosing, almost named her goose. Frolic: military family moving, adrenal, died during surgery BigFun: Frolics mate, got shelter shock, had to bond with him to save him. Sterling: found wandering around outside. Noble: old ferret dumped at a pet store, sick Blaze: Noble's cage mate Sassafrass: older ferret dumped at a pet store, upper respitory infection Pepsi: Sassafrass's cage mate, upper respitory infection Navidad: adopted from Dook N Dance ferret shelter Bonkers: adopted from Dook N Dance ferret shelter Lolly: person getting rid of ferret, having baby, husband, yada yada yada BlackBerry: tiny kit starving in a pet store. I really have no criteria but the ferret is usualy in some kind of trouble if they come from a pet store. My only pet store babies I dont consider rescues are Luna Moon and my prescious Jubilee. -- HappyTails, Karen [Posted in FML issue 5090]