In reference to the message about part-time "borrowing" of a ferret and requisite support equipment: Kirk - you might try contacting the Loudoun Area Ferret Fanciers (LAFF) in Northern Virginia. Call 703-777-2112 and ask for Vickie McKimmey. Sounds like your father is confusing domestic ferrets with some wild brethren. If you e-mail his address, I'll see if one of the research vets will send along some professional level material on ferrets. <Chip> <Chip Gallo * Action Comm Research * Rockville, MD USA > <[log in to unmask] * CIS: 76376,3147 * Ferret Owner> <OS/2 2.1 User * Laser Disc Potato * LAN Man * NetAware > [Posted in FML issue 0471]