Hi all! I'll try to keep this short I read about grieving ferrets - I can only tell you of the love story between Sasha & Wolf. I purchased (the only purchased ferret I own) Sasha as a 6 wk old kit in 1991. Wolf was already an "old guy" of 6 yo. He took her under his wing and taught her all of the ferret things a girls supposed to know. They were absolutely inseparable. They played together, slept together, and Wolf always protected his Sasha from harm. One day while playing with a compressed air bottle, it began to hiss. Sash & Wolf came over to investigate and when Sasha seemed to be frightened, Wolf pushed his body in front of hers and began to attack the bottle, dooking mightily. They loved each other so much, and it never crossed our minds that one day they might be separated. Well, Wolf was diagnosed with insulinoma in 1993 and in June had surgery. He did okay coming out of surgery, but he was never as rambunctious as before. He underwent surgery for adrenals in 1994 which was sucessful, but I started to worry about Sasha. What would she do when Wolf was gone? Wolf crossed the Rainbow bridge in Feb. 1995 at the ripe old age of 11. Sasha went into a deep ferret depression. She wouldn't eat or drink and didn't want to play. I tried to help her the best I could, which I think helped us bond, but I wasn't Wolf. To this day, Sasha does not get along with any other ferrets. I have stopped trying (after approx 30 intros). I have come to the conclusion that it was a special love that Sasha & Wolf shared that can't be replaced. She did get over the depression and she now eats & drinks normally, but she is a single girl. I hope that your ferret will get along with another ferret, unfortunately for Sash, shes a "one-gib sprite". Flea stuff-I use some really great stuff that I get at the vets'. Its called BASUS, and you treat the house with it. It is sprayed onto the carpet and lasts about a year. I have not had a single flea in my house since treating the carpets with this stuff. It works great! It dissipates in about 1 hour, so the "evacuation" isnt that bad. I highly recommend this product! Cold feet- Hope, the furless wonder has very cold back feet and tail. In her, its simply old age ( 7 yo). The vet says that her circulation just ain't what it used to be! I think that ferrets can be like people when it comes to body temp. Some are warmer, some colder. Scaredy cat ferrets- RUN AWAY!!!! Kayla, a rescue is one of these. Her motto is "run first, find out what it was later". It also doesn't help that she is the youngest (about 1 yo Cinnamon Panda). All the ferrets here beat her up, so she runs alone. I think age and temperament are big determining factors. (Kayla is up for adoption, if anyone is interested). She makes up for it by being very loving to people-she cuddles and everything!, but some ferrets just aren't explorers. If you have this type of ferret, be thankful that they will never try to escape! I think the neatest part about being a rescue is being able to see the individual personalities of each ferret and getting to know them for a couple of months before placing them in their last home! Happy ferreting! Lisa & the Fab 11: Sasha the house ferret and resident psycho from Hell; Bruiser the magnificent and Pele, his consort; Yod He Vawhe who went to the "Show" and his evil twin Dijon; Jezebel the morning mitt and Bandit the lion-heart; Misha the Huge and Rascal the thief; Hope the Furless wonder and Kayla the innocent. [Posted in FML issue 1556]