Wednesdays Child has arrived! We have not seen the grace she is full of-- just beans! But we are sure that will reveal itself in days to come. I want to heart fully thank the MSPCA Springfield worker who took several hours of her day off to shuttle this un-socialized gal up to VT where we met. Wednesday is a very scared little gal! My guess is she was not allowed out of a cage. I suspect she is a Christmas fallout ferret who languished before being discarded in a box back at the pet shop almost 2 weeks ago. They in turn took her to the SPCA.. She was so malnourished the first thought was to let her peacefully go.... but they offered food and she began to eat and eat. She has filled out remarkably in a short time. But her musculature is very scant- she needs exercise to build her muscles. Please meet Wednesday! She is currently sprinting from place to place in the shelter room, Austin & Blossom are out to show her around, she is accepting... but very timid. You can see she has white toes, a white bib is lt chocolate and has fiery ruby eyes that say-- don't mess with me! I reached into her carrier at the transfer and offered her my hand before picking her up. She immediately latched onto my left hand at the base of the thumb and wrist-- and I let her hold on - reassuring her everything will be all right. I often go through this scenario with aggressive scared ferrets to let them know I will not lash out and punish them when they are scared. Her cage a 3 story New Englander condo 24x24x54, is all set up with food, water hammies, a round bed from Sandy Gammage and a Modern Ferret Cube to hide in. Austin checked it out and she will later for sure. Presently she is chattering with glee and when she gets excited she hops and all but falls over - but we will get her into good shape with good food and plenty of exercise before she is vaccinated. A BIG thanks to Jeff C for sending along $ which was used to put gas in the vehicle for transportation. I had 2 days worth of unexpected front end work done to the vehicle including A/C repair and major front end work-- so I will be offering a silent auction of some highly prized personal ferret theme items to help pay the transportation fund costs. Please stay tuned.. I will be offering some very treasured personal items including: a sterling silver ACME ferret pendant & chain , a signed artist proof of Clara Rodrigues "Cornucopia of Ferrets" a wonderful 16 x 20 print which has been professionally framed in solid oak & doubled matted and a pet ferret rock. with a gorgeous black sable ferret on it... These are very sentimental and personal treasures so I hope that folks will be receptive! Off to play with Wednesday! Alicia , a shelter Mom at www.ferretwise.org [Posted in FML 5604]