We have received two calls from this gentleman. We often get calls from people who want to talk about ferrets--but then the conversation wanders, because the caller is just plain lonely & needs someone to talk to. He told me he`s in charge of costumes & wardrobe usually, that he`s going to be involved in a Benny Hill-type production that will have a brief ferret shot in it, and that he needs to become familiar with the animal. I gave him our website address & suggested he click on "About ferrets." I told him I had written this fairly comprehensive piece (from my point of view) and that it might help him. We then continued to talk for 5-8 minutes more, until he got another call. Four days later, he called again--almost like an old friend LOL. The conversation drifted -- his mind wandered -- he just seemed to need someone to talk to. (Like a little kid.) There`s a woman who calls us from time to time too. Origionally, she was one of the few who called about adopting a ferret. She shares the blow-by-blow description of all the cute & funny things her ferret is doing. "Oh, now he has his head under the covers in his sleepy sack. Oh, now he`s ducking in & out, trying to get me to play. Last night he got into the bag of potatoes on the kitchen floor & tried hauling all of them off! I wonder if they`re all this mischevious! How do you do it with 127 of them?LOL" I just think she`s lonely & wants to share. Maybe no one else shares her enthusiasm about ferrets. (I have experienced that!) It`s OK to keep your guard up, but there are lots of eccentric & lonely people out there. Maybe someone told him all ferret people are weird--and he`s doing some kind of investigation for himself. (I`m sure he will discover we are. Who else would give up everything to care for stinky little weasels--and enjoy it LOL) If he makes you feel uneasy, just tell him the truth--you`re sorry you aren`t able to chat right now--you`re busy caring for the ferrets. Love, Zoo [Posted in FML 7389]