Greetings all, My little ferret Crock and I have been subscribers to this list since early this spring, and I always knew that someday I would actually post something... but I never thought it would be something like this. I have had my friend since he was 2 months, I bought him at a local pet-store because I had always been fascinated by these creatures, and needless to say he quickly stole a place in my heart. Oddly enough, the sales-clerk who sold him to me also won a place in my heart and we have been dating for 1.5 years (Wednesday was our anniversary). Where is this story going? Well let me say that my girlfriend has a special love for birds, and not such a great love for ferrets. On Monday I found out that Crock too has a love for birds (Cockatiels to be exact) when my girlfriend returned from an errand to find her favorite bird Reba dead, and Crock with feathers on him. Usually Crock is in a big cage, designed for cats and such, but the cage wasn't available and my girlfriend had put him in the closet and put a board in the open door. Unfortunately she didn't realize that it seems to take an engineering degree to keep the little booger contained, the birds were loose... and you know the rest. My girlfriend is is a pre-vet student and knows that it is just the ferret's nature, but Crock needs to go... somewhere. She can't live with the the animal that took her joy, and I can't live without her. That is the jist of my problem. I need to find Crock a good home where he will get plenty of love and attention. I know this list is filled with people like that, so I am asking anyone who thinks they can take him to please let me know. I live in Cookeville, TN (halfway between Knoxville and Nashville) but driving is no obstacle, he loves road-trips. I want him to go to a home with other ferrets to keep him company, I have always regretted not getting him a playmate. If anyone from Atlanta would be interested, that would also simplify things because I plan to take a trip down there in the near future anyway. Crock is a two-year old light-brown (he keeps changing, but he has a mask and is kind-of a very light sable) male. He has NEVER bitten a human out of anger, but will nibble on your fingers when playing. His vaccinations are up to date (no rabies shots though) and has had no outside contact with other ferrets for at least a year. I love him very much and I hate to lose him, but if he goes to a home that will love him, then that will be making the best of a bad situation. Please e-mail me at [log in to unmask] if you think you can help us out. Thanks! Jason and "Crock the Terrible" (to my girlfriend anyway) /***************************************************************************\ * Jason Morse email- [log in to unmask] * * Junior in Computer Science mail- PO BOX 8236 Cookeville, TN 38505 * * Tennessee Technological Univ. phone- (615) 372-4811 * \***************************************************************************/ [Posted in FML issue 1014]