Hi there. This is my first contribution to this mailing list. I posed a question to a pet newsgroup and was unanimously told to join this group. I have found you ferret people to be the most friendly and helpful people around. That said, I would like to update anyone that remembers my ferret and problem. Addie had lost a good amount of hair on her backside, and now it has all grown back. I had a discussion with my mother (who is her residing caretaker at home), and my mom wants to "wait and see." Addie is VERY lively (she will not give up on trying to find a place to hide the double package of paper towels that she "discovers" in the shopping bags) and she has not lost any weight. We are well aware of the possibility of adrenal tumors, and hopefully I can save up the money and have a visit with my vet. To the person who wanted to know if anyone else's critters wanted to climb onto high places: Addie just wants to get where she isn't. It doesn't matter if it is in the sofa lining (what a scare that was!), up two flights of stairs, or INSIDE the stove (an even worse scare!). When she poked her head out of the opening for the burner, I thought I would have a nervous breakdown. I have a question: how much do rescue services usually charge for adopting a ferret? I have talked to one person in my area (NJ) and she wanted $50.00. Is this too much? A good price? I was a little surprised. [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 0647]