Hi. I have been lurking for about a month now, but I wanted to say something about the pet shops and prices. I went to Reno several months ago to visit my grandparents, and went to a pet shop called 'Little Wilderness'. I saw an apparently full-grown ferret there in a cage about 1'x 1'x 2', with very long nails. I hope that most ferrets in pet shops aren't treated like this. Anyway, I talked to the owner about the ferret cage size, and on the most recent visit, I saw a much larger cage with a clean litter box. Still, the prices were around a hundred dollars. My family is owned by two fuzzies, Tofu and Felix. We got them from a breeder near Tacoma, for $55 and $60. Anyway, the name of the breeder's business is 'ferrets-n-things, and the number is (206)-851-8582. (Tofu is very smart, I know this because she was on my shoulder while I was at the computer, and she jumped onto the keyboard, almost deleting my word processer. I wonder if they know how to turn off the rain? That would be a welcome thing here in Seattle, land of grey skies) Nick Wong [Posted in FML issue 1468]