I was recently considering getting a playmate for Coco. My girlfriend, who got me Coco in the first place, spoke to a friend who owns four of them. She said that her friend bought one first then the others. Her friend mnoticed a change in the first when the others came in. The first ferret now had friends to play with and didn't need a human for companionship. They now play amongst themselves and are not nearly as close to her friend (she didn't tell me her name) as the first ferret used to be. If this is the general rule, I don't think I want to get another one. I think I rather like the attention I get when Coco is out. No use having a pet if she will ignore you. Has anyone out there encountered the same situation? I'd like to know if this a rule of thumb or just one case. Enrique [Posted in FML issue 0675]