Well, we are about to be parents again... temporarily. We are babysitting?... no... mommie sitting a pretty little champaign jill, named Daisy, that is due today or tomorrow. We are estimating that she will have 5 or 6 kits. Her people have the ferret cart at the Texas Renisance Festival and will not be able to be home when Daisy is due. And they certainly cannot travel with her, as she could become so upset that she could kill the babies. They chose to leave her with us, since we are the only other breeders in Houston. She has been staying with us for a few days to let her get used to the new environment before she delivers. The hob from this breeding is the same palomino gold hob that is the father of 4 of our ferrets (all champions). My wife and I are taking turns going home to check on her all day. She stopped eating yesterday, so she is getting ready. But as of noon today, she had not begun to show any other signs that she is about to deliver. I am going on record with my guess, for all to see. I predict that she will have 5 kits at 8:15 tonight. Results on Monday. ----------------- "Cats may be cool, but carpet sharks rule!" John Gaver ([log in to unmask]) [Posted in FML issue 0623]