Curiously... - how many of you, had no close pets as children, but later in life became animal and ferret people? I had no close pets as a child because my mother and brother were both allergic to cats and dogs. So, we had fish. - how many of you, had a couple of standard pets such as dogs or cats as children? None. - how many of you had close contact with more unusual species of animals as children? My brother had newts (named them both Newt Rockne). [Posted in FML issue 5269]