Quite a few ask me about getting a ferret and the first thing I tell them is "They are high maintenance and require special food that is expensive. They do not live that long and HAVE to be out of the cage at least 4 hours every day and while out they get into everything. The house has to be 'ferret proofed' to keep them from getting under kitchen and bath room cabinets, behind furniture and they will burrow into furniture. They need to have their cage and area cleaned every day and being litter box trained is not always an option." Usually that stops them in their tracks. Many see a ferret and instantly say 'So cute! I want one !!!' but they do not have a clue of what the animal needs or even what they eat. The animal suffers terribly. Hopefully I have prevented a number of animals from that horrid fate. Certainly I have saved a good number from being in that horrid situation giving them a loving forever home with good food and a clean cage with plenty of 'out' time. Just like people every ferret is different. Those of you who read my posts hear of the differences between those I have had over the years both rescues and store bought. Where they come from sometimes has a good bearing on how they behave but after they settle in they each revert to the same basic behavior but with their own personality abundantly demonstrated. I tell people "you get what you got and you will not be able to change it. " How true that is ! What you get is what you got. And that is it. Fabba dabba zap ! _12-2Addy CEO [Posted in FML 7624]