If you're going to try to bring the ferrets with you on the plane, be sure to get an approval for this IN WRITING from the airline when you get the tickets. The last thing you want is to have to argue with a stewardess as the plane is boarding about whether or not it's alright. You would definitely want to take some deodorizer with you for when the eventual happens. There is no reason to panic about checking the pet carrier as baggage. All pets are shipped in a pressurized, temperature controlled storage area that is pretty much like the cabin without seats. The only difference is that you'd probably go to a different turnstile to pick them up, since pets are unloaded seperately with special handling. My brother's cat made it all the way from Germany safely. The risk to ferrets flying across the US is minimal. If anyone has to ship ferrets, you can always use Delta Dash, the herper's best friend. They ship airport to airport in a matter of hours (using the same cargo storage mentioned above). Thousands of snakes and other herptiles have met their new owners at the airport this way. I don't think UPS or the postal service will even accept any kind of mammal for shipment. [Posted in FML issue 1694]