I just checked Delta's website, imagine my surprise when I see "Cats, dogs, household birds, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, and marmots are accepted as checked baggage." Since when does anyone travel with a marmot, and what happened to ferrets? We took our first on Delta to and from Germany. Here's the links for pets, if you have a problem with them, go to www.delta.com, look under Travel and Planning, and then Special Needs in the pull down menu to get to pets. It does mention ferrets when traveling overseas. <http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/special_travel_needs/pet_travel_information/pet_travel_options/index.jsp> <http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/special_travel_needs/pet_travel_information/domestic_international_pet/index.jsp> If you find out you can, basics are one pet per cabin, the carrier has to fit under the seat - you really have to be sure of that. And there's a charge for the pet. You won't be able to take your friend to Hawaii or California either. California maybe ok for a transfer. If you find you will be able to travel with your ferret in the cabin, I suggest having a harness on him/her, as you will have to take your friend out of the carrier while going through the security checkpoints. And reconfirm your pet reservation one to two days ahead of time. And you need a Health Certificate done within 10 days of travel, if you are at your destination longer than that then you will need a new one to come back. Here's another good article about traveling with pets by Dr Susan Brown: http://www.weaselwords.com/page/ferret_art027.php I hope Delta really didn't mean to say marmots and really meant ferrets on the page. Please let us know what you find out. Tracy [Posted in FML 6168]