re: Support from you all... Hey, I'm enjoying the list, but haven't gotten anything back on my question. Do you guys hate me because we lost our babies? I was told everyone here was really helpful and would probably flood me with replies and condolences but so far, I really haven't gotten much in the way of direct replies/information for my situation (I asked how long to wait before getting new babies, if ECE was a possibility here). I *did* read the FAQ but it says *minimum* they can carry the virus for four months, I suppose it's possible they could carry it longer. We are really wanting to get new fuzzies, for our empty hearts and for our lone Vanilla baby here... I'm wondering, armed with my new education on ferrets, and how to help them during illness, should I just clean everything well and get new babies? Is it just a judgement call we have to make ourselves? My son keeps bugging me to get new friends, and I am thinking of going to see some babies for sale tomorrow night... PLEASE if possible, give me some idea what I should do... re: ferret fairytales We too are on our fourth Redwall book, LOVING them...and my son almost daily bemoans that the ferrets are all bad guys... I'll tell him that maybe _Outcast of Redwall_ has a "good" ferret. In fact, our beloved babies who are gone were named after Redwall characters...Killconey (a ferret in _Redwall_ or _Mossflower_ - can't remember which), and Mariel (a mouse in _Mariel of Redwall_ but *hey* my 8 year old son named her...). BTW, our albino baby Vanilla still shows no sign of illness and her sneezing is less everyday, I heard maybe one or two achoos yesterday total. Thanks folks, Michelle Lowe in the Phoenix desert \|/ | [log in to unmask] -O- | | [log in to unmask] /|\ | | | |_|_| | ----------|----- [Posted in FML issue 1463]