Chaos in Charlotte. To any Ferreteers in the Charlotte, NC area. My son, Alan, and his ferret, Eli, have a story to tell (and would like to discuss by phone or in person, if possible.) Alan and Eli rent a room in an apartment owned by a friend, Chris, and his parrot, Chico. Well, last week the washing machine hose broke, or washer overflowed or something, causing much damage in the apartment. The pets were fine at that time, however. But the four of them had to move out temporarily to quarters where other people were coming and going. It seems both pets were let out of their cages and left unsupervised temporarily. Eli finally got revenge on that noisy, rude, nasty, bitey parrot. Oops that's MY opinion. Fact is-- the bird is dead, and Eli seems to be the guilty party. Alan is wondering if he's going to have a place to live, whether he will need to board Eli out for a while, or what is going to happen. Both young men are quite upset, to say the least. -- Alan does not have e-mail and temporarily no home. He can take short calls at work at 704-541-7420. amf [Posted in FML issue 1589]