Saraferret, This is a special request for you and the other Bridge Greeters!!! It has taken us days to even be able to make this request to you.our dearest little DEW girl, Williwaw, less than a year old, has been taken away from us by a tragic accident. In the 19 years we have been owned by ferrets, this is the first accidental loss we have suffered and it has been traumatic beyond words. Somehow, the drop in lexan barrier between rooms came loose and she was able to force it open and as she passed through it fell on her and she died almost immediately, leaving us so suddenly for the bridge. How do you deal with such a tragedy? Our hearts were ripped out. Willi was the closest companion to our other young DEW boy, Chubasco and he has been continually searching for her for days. they were so bonded it is heartbreaking to watch him go to all their haunts to find her. When he cannot, he gives up and speed bumps on the floor obviously distraught. We immediately picked up a rescue little boy and named him Spinner. same age range for Chuey. since all our others are elderly. something we normally would not do, but in this case we felt it appropriate and they are beginning the long road to bonding and are now wrestling and playing with each other. We know that we cannot replace Willi, but, in time Chuey will have a new life buddy. Willi came to us as a rescue from a pet shop that severely mistreated her keeping her alone in a cage meant for dogs and cats. wide expanded metal mesh flooring that her tiny feet would slip through. She was a nipper and had not been handled and socialized in any way. we found her hiding in a chewed up fun sack, covered with her own poop. Getting her home saved her life and soon she had recovered from her ordeal and was a dancing, barking, happy little girl. I called her my "nibbler" as she would faux bite my ears and legs and ankles. more a grooming than anything else and so gentle. She followed me everywhere and was the first to greet me every morning when I came into the room. She begged to be picked up and tucked her head into my arms.giving little ferret kisses with her soft pink tongue. While she was deaf, she always knew when I was coming into the room! What a special little ferret she was and we will never, ever forget her. Please make sure she gets a warm and loving welcome as she reaches the other side of the bridge to play in the tall summer grass forever with all our furkids including ABBA(the dancing queen), Beeper, Bopper, Clyde, Casio, Flower, Blizzard, Bubba, Bodie, BonBon, Brando, Bisbee and of course the newest arrival and her pal..Gigi. Godspeed little girl, we all have a huge hole in our hearts and you will never be forgotten..EVER! Putorius, mom and Chubasco (SPOT), Geronimo, Buddy, Woozel, Rascal and Spinner [Posted in FML 7099]