My reaction to people having trouble finding an apartment that will allow ferrets is: "How Odd". Around here (NW burbs of Chicago, particularly Palatine area), we had more trouble getting apartments that accept cats than ferrets and iguana. They simply asked if they (ferrets and iguana) were caged pets. SInce they are, no problem. No pet deposit or pet rent. (It wasn't much of a fib to say they stay in their cage. I don't trust the fuzz brains out without supervision.) Cats on the other hand were much more likely to require deposit, rent, and declawing. But it wasn't that hard to find a place without any of those requirement. Most apartments also limited dogs to less than 40 pounds, if at all. Good luck on your searching. Liana Winsauer [log in to unmask] Palatine, Illinois [Posted in FML issue 1152]