Hello, I, too, am interested in adopting a ferret. I've been frustrated by much of the discussion on the FML about how many ferrets there are in shelters that need homes and how we shouldn't buy them from pet stores, but adopt them from these shelters. The problem is, I don't know of any shelters in SE Michigan. Are there any homeless ferrets in Michigan, yet, or must I resign myself to paying $200 + vaccinations for a playmate for my Sebastian? By the way, I'm a relatively new ferret owner. I have one 4.5 month old fuzzie named Sebastian who seems to think he's a cross between a cuddly lap cat and a mischeivous toddler. He's a barrel of laughs. I feel obligated to tell at least one cute story about him, since I usually enjoy reading cute ferret stories. We took him camping with us, in Northern Michigan, and one day we were resting at a state part, watching Sebastian caper and play. People were walking by to visit the waterfalls, and before long we had a small crowd of people (I counted 12) gathered around us. Sebastian was in top form, charging the crowd to the end of his leash, leaping, pouncing, baring his teeth. Brent and I were in stitches, in spite of being at the center of what seemed like a small circus show. Several people asked questions, "What is it?" "Is it a wolverine?" We gave our usual spiel, "He's a ferret, a very nice pet, domestic, etc., etc" when someone shouted out the inevitable "Does it bite?" My husband, Brent, and I chuckled. Sebastian has a wonderful, gentle, easygoing personality, and has never bitten anyone hard enough to draw blood. "Of course not!" I answered promptly. Just as promptly, Brent shouted "Ouch!" Sebastian had charged up and chomped the tender inner arch of his foot, exposed by his sandals. Needless to say, we could not persuade anyone to pet him after this. The crowd dispersed, and Brent and I were laughing like we'd lost our minds. Well, if anyone knows of an enclave of homeless ferrets within say, a two hour drive of Ann Arbor, or has one that needs a new home, please drop me a line. Regards, Catherine Shaffer and Sebastian "I'm a viscious wild animal!" Shaffer [Posted in FML issue 1329]