Some of y'all are talking about big ferrets; now HERE'S a big ferret. The woman I'm dating (Hi Deb, if you're reading the list now) has a male named Boris who is probably 7 pounds. I base this on the fact that he's at least twice Scooter's (my problematic little sable) size, and Scooter weighs in at 3-3.5 pounds depending on the season. Let me put it to you this way: Boris is so big that when Scooter wants to bully him, he climbs onto Boris's hindquarters and crawls ALONG him until he gets to the neck, like running along the top of a train in a B-movie Western. If Boris just realized he could crush Scooter like a bug with a little effort . . . Chris and Scooter the Ferretjacking Sable Bellingham, WA I am Ferret of Borg The Litterbox is Irrelevant Bitter Apple is Irrelevant Your Socks Will Be Assimilated [Posted in FML issue 1238]