Tracy Bussey's new kit hiccups a lot... Hiccups are pretty common in ferrets, especially kits. They'll go away on their own quickly enough, or drink of water or a little lick of Ferretone can help. Tracy also asked about NYS permits... They have to be renewed annually, $10/year. It's been that way for at least two years, and probably ever since licenses were first required. Max and Baby love the rubber hedgehog... We went to visit a friend whose dog had a little "hedgie" squeaky toy. Pixxel decided it needed to be HERS and dragged it somewhere inaccessible. That was nearly a year ago, and the poor dog still hasn't gotten her hedgie back! Joanne and Kent asked about ferrets and babies... That was discussed pretty thoroughly here a little while ago. The conclusion is that ferrets are just as good with young children as any pet -- that is, fine as long as you supervise them closely and have enough time for them all. - Pam Greene in Rochester, NY Ferret Central<http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/central.html> It's down? Try <http://www.ceas.rochester.edu:8080/ee/users/rhode/index.html> [Posted in FML issue 1183]