Regarding ferrets and apartments -- ferrets are perfect pets for apartment dwellers as they don't take up much space. It can be problematic if your landlord doesn't allow pets, however -- something worth investigating in advance. I have a friend whose daughter has had to move more than once because she did not tell her landlord about her pets and was evicted once he/she found out. The plus side is that many landlords do not mind ferrets since they can be caged while you are out -- and of course the ferrets don't mind caging, as they are sleeping most of the time, anyway. My husband and I lived in an apartment with ferrets for 3 years -- not a problem. In fact, moving to our townhouse was a little traumatic for us, since they had so much more space to romp in -- and thus that much more space to have to ferret-proof! The best overall book for ferrets, especially novices, is "Ferrets," by Chuck and Fox Morton (Barron's, 1985) -- in my opinion, naturally. TFH has a good half-dozen ferret books, but many of them are very superficial. The best of the TFH books is "Ferrets in Your Home," by Wendy Winstead, but the price is a bit steep. Katie, Jeff, Bandit, Molly, Charlie, Pogo & Sigmund --------------------- Katie Fritz Small Mammals Section Leader/CompuServe Pets Forum Internet: [log in to unmask] CIS: 71257,3153 [Posted in FML issue 0665]