Hi, I have been reading the FML for about a month and love it. This is my first time senting a message. Yesterday was a big day we added a new additon to our family. We bought what the pet store says is about a six week old male sable. He joins his sister (Nicky) one we rescued who we think is about a year or a year and a half. This is the families first experience with a baby ferret and so far so good. I was pretty worried after reaading some of the stories of new additions. Nicky has been great very gently and almost protective, even though at one point when the baby was very sound asleep it looked as though Nicky was trying to drag her out of the cage. We are feeding the baby Iams kitten food softened with water, the pet store said dry was fine but he is scarfing the soft stuff. The baby sleeps a lot and very soundly is this normal. He has had one very funny and major rolling around session with his new sister. We put thier two story cindo in my daughters room last night because I wanted to be sure if any major ruccus occured she would wake up and make sure all was well. The story of when we found our first ferret is rather amazing and I will share later. But my children had for years been begging me to let them get a ferret and I has always refused. Now THe whole family are huge converts, my husband says they are the most under-rated pets he's ever heard of and is very attached to Nicky. The children are right now trying to pick out a name. Fells good to join the conversation. The Dills, Norman, Janet, Aaron, Cathy, Rebecca, Scott, and Grier ( the main one who begged for years for a ferret) and the babies Nicky and ?????? [Posted in FML issue 1216]