Ok, I just got home from our local ferret shelter doing what I always do on Thursdays... clean litter boxes, change bedding, refill food and water and of course take time to hold each and everyone of them when I take them from their cages and transfer to another while I clean theirs. I take the time and hold each one of them and tell them how special they are and that special person is out there somewhere just waiting to come and take them to their forever home. Some of them don't believe me though because they said they have been at the shelter for a long time and no one ever comes to see them. I keep telling them their time will come and to be patient. They don't really mind the shelter since they are well taken care of but all they really want is that special person who will hold and play with them and always be there for them. Each one of them asked me to tell people that the shelter has a lot of nice ferrets there....old and young ones, sick and well ones, scared and friendly ones, calm and frisky ones, single ones and some with a bonded cagemate. All they ever want is to belong and have a special bond with that special person. These ferrets are pretty smart to talk me into spreading the word for them. LOL.... They said someone has to do it since people sometimes forget about the four legged fuzzy ones. Well, they convinced me so here I am asking if anyone or knows of anyone who want a ferret to visit the ferret shelter. I will add on my own that it is not wise to get a ferret or any pet as a Christmas gift for someone especially a child unless they intend on taking care of the pet if the child loses interest and the ferrets at the shelter do agree since some of them are ferrets who came back for various reasons once they were adopted out. No fault of their own mind you. Ok, I spread the word for them and that is all I can do. I leave there wishing I can take them ALL but I am not rich enough to do that (but I have taken at times some of the old and sick ones to let them spend the rest of their time left in a forever home) if they are adopted or fostered out one at a time they will ALL have their special homes in time. They swore to me they would all be good and potty in the box and be on their best behavior. I highly doubt this is true because if it is I am going to do some trading at the shelter... I hope I touched a few people who have it in them to adopt or foster from their local ferret shelters and if you do you will have some mighty happy ferrets. Jackie Sierra,Cinnabun,Furrari & Koda At the bridge: Taz,Opie,Harvey,Buster,Plato,Cybil,Simon,Coby,Peanut,Lexi,Bandit,Mo, Echo,Precious,BumbleBear,Dominic,Mindy,Trance, Adrian,Hershey,Honey, Laney,Voodoo, Wally,Sir Duke, Zipper,Duchess,Snowflake Ferret Fun things: http://jackiesdecals.webs.com/ http://stores.ebay.com/FERRET-STUFF-Plus-More [Posted in FML 7261]