Hi ya'll! Thanks to everyone that gave me advice about bathing and biting regarding my two cuties, Snowflake and Pepper. I really appreciate it! Now, here's my BIG PROBLEM. I have to find another apartment to live in beginning in August. I had found the ideal place because it met all my criteria and they would allow the ferrets. When my roommate went to drop off the applications and deposits, she was informed that the apartment regulations do not allow ferrets. I argued with the manager for a while. She said she would be discriminating if she let me live there and not others (I don't know how many other ferret owners have tried to lease from them). They allow "pets" if they are of a certain size. I asked her if the regulations specifically restricted ferrets from the premises and she said not specifically. So now she wanrs me to fax her a letter or proposal that the apartments should consider letting the ferrets in. My babies stay in a big cage when I am not home and if they are out, I am always supervising. They really don't do any damage if you watch them. And what are pet deposits for anyway?? Does anyone have any idea of what I should say in the letter or how I should phrase it? It has to be very convincing so they let them live there. Are there any lawyers or lawyers-to-be that think this is a legal issue? I mean, they allow dogs, cats, fish, birds, atc... but discriminate against ferrets because they say they have had a bad experience with them. Aren't dogs and cats, who usually run around in the apartment, more likely to cause damage? I am having a really hard time with this, because I have called a lot of apartments and most say no to ferrets. They are not banned here in Austin, so what's the deal???? Please write me back either to my e-mail above or post to the FML as soon as possible! THANKS!! Daphne, Snowflake, Pepper [Posted in FML issue 1150]