Adding to Alexandra's good comments on keeping mink: I've known a couple of people who rescued and kept mink. The ONLY way they were tame enough to be handled was if they were taken from their mother before their eyes opened, and were hand-reared by the human parent. Effectively you become mommy 24/7. Any older than that, and odds are you won't be able to safely handle them. Tame mink are INCREDIBLE animals - soft, smart, and strong. Think ferret X 10 on those areas... A few other comparisons: * Ferrets have been domesticated for ~2000 years. Mink are NOT domesticated. They are wild animals. * If a ferret gets pissed, they can draw blood. If a mink gets pissed, they can bite THROUGH finger bones! Awesome animals, and I treasure the chances I've had to meet and hold them, but I know I won't own one in my lifetime. Kevin Farlee [Posted in FML 6826]