A new ferret angel earned his wings on Wed Feb 28th. Gabriel fought a mighty battle against insuliminoma and in the end we had to assist him in crossing the rainbow bridge. Gabriel came to our household the day after a tragic accident took 2 of our other ferrets, Hannibal and Zoomie. Gabriel was a sweet, gentle, loving, and happy boy that helped us recover from our previous loss and move forward. He was a sweet angel that we named Gabriel. Gabriel's favorite toy as the laundry basket. Many a time the laundry basket needed to be pounced on, in, dragged, and shaken. His next favorite toy would be a good ole plastic grocery bag. Gabriel was one of those favorites who would never bite. If he should by chance catch a finger, the most sorrowful look was cross his face. You'd think he had bitten his own tail. Gabriel's favorite game with humans was to gently grab your finger with his teeth, then to be picked up or dragged around while he attempted to hang on. One of my family taught him this trick without my knowledge, and I was quite surprised the first time he wouldn't let go of my finger. Gabriel's favorite treats were ferretone and 8 in 1 ferretbites, or whatever treats he could steal from anyone else. It was quiet amusing some nights to attempt to give him treats. He would refuse them, only to turn and steal someone elses. Gabriel's had several favorite spots -On the couch next to my legs while I laid down and watched TV, a spot next to my bed where a pink terry cloth robe always awaited him, or the Gladware tub in the kitchen drawer. Gabriel always maintained a happy disposition, even while fighting the severe glucose drops from his insulinoma. He will be greatly missed by one and all in our household. Chris [Posted in FML 5536]