Ten days ago, we brought home our first ferret. She came from a Tracy McAllister, Bridgeville, PA, who does very small scale breeding. She is 6 months old and had been spaed (sp?) a week before we got her. After observing her on our wooden floors for several days, we named her Skitter. Yesterday, we visitied Michelle and the Masketeers to get a companion for Skitter. We came home with an 8 week old male who has yet to be named. (He is currently called fuzzball.) Anyway, in the travel cage, there was a case of ear biting (Don't worry Michelle - no permanent damage) due to, I think, territirial rights with respect to a favorite toy. Anyway, last night, they were curled up together. The little one keeps making a lot of noise - kind of scares me, but I've never been around a young anything and Lorraine says it's normal. Question: In the Ferret World catalog, they show a nice harness, but they want something like $18 for it. Does anyone know of a less expensive source for harnesses of this type and quality? Also, to anyone looking for a ferret cage: Try SafeGuard cages in PA. They have a 2 story condo for about $60 that is really nice. It is very well made compared to a lot of the more expensive junk I've seen in the pet stores. -- Gerry Roston ([log in to unmask]) | Question with boldness even the existance Field Robotics Center, | of God; because if there be one, He must Carnegie Mellon University | more approve of the homage of reason, than Pittsburgh, PA, 15213 | that of blindfold fear. Thomas Jefferson (412) 268-3856 | | The opinions expressed are mine | and do not reflect the official | position of CMU, FRC, RedZone, | or any other organization. | [Posted in FML issue 0758]