GatorMail-Q Re: Stuffed Ferret toys The National Wildlife Federations sells mother and baby stuffed black-footed ferrets for $25 and $13, respectively, 1-800-432-6564. Kinda pricey, but for a good cause. They also have a cute t-shirt with a family of ferrets on it. My daughter has another stuffed ferret from the National Zoo. She's had it for about a year (it came with a book and tape), and just got the momma ferret for her birthday a month ago. Don't let her see this, because the baby will arrive at Christmas. :-) Let me introduce our un-stuffed ferret: Belle, a 2 1/2 year old female sable. She loves raisins, crinkly plastic, and cuddling when she is sleepy. She will come (sometimes) when we whistle if she isn't sleeping or involved in something more interesting. She loves to dig in plants. The only way we could save ours was to cover the dirt with wire mesh. Even hot pepper powder (which once taught our dog to keep out of the trash) didn't deter her. It was just dig, dig, dig, ah-choo! dig, dig, ah-choo. Linda, Richard, Joy and Belle [Posted in FML issue 1034]