Hi. I have been reading the FML for the past couple of weeks and have been waiting to see if there was anyone posting from Iowa. You see, in early April, my husband and I purchased Martin (only to find out that we should have called "him" Martina) and have really enjoyed having her in our family. I believe that she would be even happier if she had a buddy. Does anyone know of any shelters located in Iowa or Minnesota? After reading the views on pet stores, etc. I'd really like to avoid them. By the way, before we ran out and bought Martin, I spent a lot of time on the Web reading the ferret FAQ's and some personal Web pages. Your enthusiasm helped to make our decision to bring her in our home. Thank you. Christy Ames, Iowa [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1585]