On Sunday, July 23, my fiance Dave and I rescued four ferrets from the Yermo, CA agriculture checkpoint. Below is an email Dave sent to the Vegas Ferrets Yahoo group about them: "What I do know is this: They came from Illinois & their previous owner had them in a so-so cage with no hammocks or sleeping aids (sleep sack, t-shirt, etc). All of them seem to be 'floor sleepers', as only one has attempted to use a hammock or sleep sack in their new cage. Three of the four are boys. The biggest boy is a champagne & seems to be the youngest - I wish I could adopt him myself, he's so charming & playful! The next biggest is a DEW (Dark Eyed White) & has a good disposition but seems more passive - if I had to guess (mostly from looking at teeth & watching behavior), I'd guess he's 3-4 years. The third boy is a chocolate, almost sable & tiny compared to the other two. He's either very young or maybe the runt of a litter, I'm not sure which. At first I thought he was older since one of his canines looks darker, but his other teeth seem fine so he may be quite young. The girl is similar to the small boy in color & size; she has early signs of adrenal disease, an enlarged vulva & the loss of some fur at the base of her tail. We're hoping it improves with better nutrition & living conditions, but it's there. She's probably about 3-4 years but ???" After having them a week, I can tell you that they do seem to really get along and play well with each other. The young champagne is always the play instigator, but I haven't found his siblings to be reluctant to play with him. They are very well-behaved. In fact, the only mischievous thing about them is the female who decided it was a good idea to hide under the dishwasher. Our other kids never poked around in there, so after I got her out and duct taped the gap, she tried to claw her way inside again! These rescues are good-tempered and are all Marshalls. The only odd thing about them besides being floor sleepers is they don't seem to know what ferretone is and don't like it. Oh, and the DEW might be deaf. I tried a squeaky toy on him once, and it had no effect. I haven't tried a second time. We want to adopt them out all together. I know this is difficult with four kids, so that's why I emailed the FML. We live in North Las Vegas and might be able to drive a little to the border of Utah or Arizona to rehome them. We will NOT be giving them to anyone who lives in CA because of the conditions of removing them from Yermo. If the ferrets are found there again, they get put to sleep without a chance of someone being called for a pickup. Since there are so many, and they seem to be middle-aged or older, we are setting their adoption fee at $120 for all four. Please email me at [log in to unmask] or call 702-401-8952. The links below show some images we got of the ferrets: Champagne (the baby) <http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b155/delgadobb/Rescue%20Ferrets/DSCF0584.jpg> The DEW (old one) <http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b155/delgadobb/Rescue%20Ferrets/DSCF0588.jpg> The female (really soft fur) <http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b155/delgadobb/Rescue%20Ferrets/DSCF0578.jpg> The chocolate boy <http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b155/delgadobb/Rescue%20Ferrets/DSCF0573.jpg> Natalie Fontane [Posted in FML 7501]