Our club received a letter from a person in Germany who wants to buy a ferret. Can anyone supply me with the name of a breeder or (ugh) a pet store that sells ferrets there? (Sorry, I don't know which area she lives in but I'm sure one reference could put her in touch with another.) To Anonymous regarding Pet sitting: I also lived in a FFZ (California) and owned 2 ferrets at the time. We were extremely paranoid about having our babies confiscated so we did not share our "secret" with anyone for a long time. We left them alone for 3 days without supervision and they were fine. I would *never* do that again, knowing what I know now about their mischevious nature. We eventually told our pet sitter about the ferrets that we also kept in the bathroom and she took good care of them. I would recommend that you have someone drop in at least once and preferably twice a day. My husband and I were interviewed for KCBS in Southern California for a show on "responsible pet ownership" in about 1991. We were refered to the reporter (Conan Nolan) by the place where we boarded our bullmastiff in the Ontario area. The focus of the show was what people should do with their pets if they have to be away from home for a few days. The crew came to our house and spent 3 hours interviewing us about pet ownership and our planned trip to Mexico. They also met our other dog, 2 cats, and 2 tarantulas. After the interview had been concluded, we started asking questions about "other animals" they might be interested in filming. Needless to say, we did show them the ferrets. They filmed them for several minutes and *swore* they would only use the film for a piece on ferrets anonymously. (I don't know if they ever used the footage or not.) The next day, the film crew came back (after we had left) and followed our pet sitter around the house as she did her chores. I thought the whole idea of the piece was rather ironic considering we were being featured as "responsible pet owners" and yet we were harboring 2 fugitives from the law (well, Fish and Game anyway.) To Troy Lynn: I've been trying to send you private e-mail but it keeps bouncing. I was so sorry to hear about both Bonnie and Vixen. I know your sadness and pain. I grieve for you. And I have a question for you. How on earth do you manage to take care of 40 ferrets *by yourself*? And you work too??? I spend about 3 hours a day just dedicated to my 11 ferrets! I didn't know there was that many hours in a day! -Carla [Posted in FML issue 1092]