Hello all at the FML! This is Sabrina. You may recall a few weeks ago we were looking for some ferrets to adopt. In the same FML issue, a guy named Todd had some ferrets he needed to find a home for. Many of you nice people wrote and told me about him; apparently he got quite a few notes which told him about us. Thank you all for your matchmaking! :-) We went over and met him and "The Boys" the following night, and everyone seemed to get along fine. Arrangements were made for me to pick them up on Saturday morning, which I happily did. I did feel bad for Todd, who had been told by his apartment managers that he could not keep his sweet boys, but, although he was (of course) quite upset in his loss, to his credit, his main concern was to see that they had a good home. We are certainly glad he had faith in us. I must admit that at first I thought I only wanted one or two, but when I saw how well they all got along, and that they shared their large cage peacefully, (and thankfully and surprisingly to me, with little odor!), I couldn't help but fall in love with the whole family. Jeff, my S.O., feels the same way. We have had them for about a week now and it seems we have all bonded to each other. Their names are, Kylan (the sweetest, cuddliest, smallest one at about 2.5 lbs); Pippin (the one who's last name is "Nippintoe"-weighs about 3.25 lbs); [These two ferts were Todd's original pets, which he had for about a year and a half.] Minx (which actually means, bold, lively, flirtatious woman--oh, well-also weighs about 3.25 lbs); and Bear (the largest, at about 3.75 lbs, and the alpha male). They are all Marshall Farms sables, and they eat Iam's kitten food. They don't seem to care much for raisins, but love Laxatone, and just today they went wild over the first banana pieces I gave them. (OK, maybe it's not great for their teeth, but we all need a treat every once in a while-and besides, they *do* eat dry food, so...) We let them out of their cage about 3 times a day for at least an hour or so, in our (blocked off/towel-stuffed under the door) bedroom (where they live). We have a walk-in shower which they love to pad around in on the wet floor. Some of our corners have been officially "christened," so I guess they've adopted us, too. Anyway, thanks too all, and I'll be posting of our adventures soon... Sabrina, Jeff, Eric, James, Katie (people part of family) Kylan, Pippin, Minx, Bear (ferret part of family) [Posted in FML issue 1567]