Hello all at the FML! Hope everyone is doing well with their fuzzies. Our family is continuing to bond, and enjoying trips out to walk on a leash in the grass and to the pet store. So far we have only taken two out at a time, but have received fairly positive response. Klyan, our sweetest, teamed with Katie, our four-year-old, make great pro-ferret ambassadors. Most people are happy to pet a ferret once they see a child holding him. :-) To Chris (anon. poster) re: Betty, biting ferret- I don't know if you're a male or a female, but maybe Betty thinks you smell nice, like something to eat, and that might be the reason she's biting you? I gave my daughter a bubble bath that smelled like apples; didn't even think about it, but my ferts thought she smelled yummy, and one (Pippin, of course) tried to take a "taste" out of her arm. Check your lotions, perfume/colognes, soaps, even laundry detergents, etc. Just a thought. To Laura Ellis re: Cuddly ferrets- Sometimes after my guys have been asleep for a while and I want to let them out to play, I take them out of the cage slowly, one by one, and snuggle each until they gradually wake up. I get a few minutes of cuddling and loving with them, and they get a gentle wake-up call. When one is fully awake and curious to get down to explore, I put him down and get out the next weenie. To David Sawyer re: Jason Salazar- I agree, occasionally everyone may need a bit of help now and then; I don't think he should be "flamed" for asking for assistance with his fuzzy. As long as it isn't seeming to be a re-occurring thing, people should feel free to let others know of their needs, just like the shelters have needs as well. I totally disagree to ask someone to give up their pet (to a shelter) to have their pet helped. Just because a person may be having a *temporary* financial situation should not mean they should give up their family member *permanently*. To Joel Cohen re: ferret games- see previous issues, or order them from BIG- they have great game ideas. I'm not sure on the issue #, but Bob Church (I think) had some very great ferret games, and some other people added more in following issues. Also, congrats to us on the HSUS rulings; does this apply to the Atlanta Humane Society? Maybe it can change the policy there and give us some peace about any future "White Ferrets" that may be found around Atlanta. Anyway, bye for now, Sabrina (et al) [Posted in FML issue 1570]