Hello. I have been reading the FML for awhile now but this is the first time I have posted. I have one ferret presently (8 month old male, Kif) and am waiting to for a local shelter to find another in need of rescue. While reading for a class I found this fuzzy reference in The Godfather by Mario Puzo: In the crowd of guests, a dapper young man with the sleek head of a ferret was also studying the silk purse. (Ch. 1) Also, I was disturbed by a page that I found on the net. Of course, it was someone's ferret page. It was well layed out, however, the information in it needed some serious going over. It is the Sunshine Lovell Ferret Page. Under ferret facts, it said ferrets lived to 14 years. It also said that Totally Ferret is much more epensive than cat food. This is not what anyone I know has come to experience. In any case, it recommended cat food, as opposed to kitten food or a mix. It said to use baby no tears shampoo at LEAST once a week. Wouldn't this severely dry out their skin? I know people have recently been discussing not bathing their ferrets at all, I simply bathe mine when he stinks (every three or four weeks). And what is wrong with standard ferret shampoo. It is not expensive nor is it difficult to find. This page is obviously geared towards people unknowledgeable about ferrets and it doesn't mention that there are Ferret Free Zones out there. And, I found this quote most upsetting, "If you are not able to provide adequate attention to play and exercise your ferret you may need to consider purchasing another one." I understand the person writing this meant well, but if you don't have time for one ferret, you shouldn't have one, let alone TWO. As I said, this page has good intentions and I don't mean to be ignorant but it needs better information, especially when people go to it to decide if a ferret is right for them. If you want to find this page the adress is as follows: http://www.sisna.com/users/dlovell/ferret.html#index Thanks for reading this long-winded message. Any feedback would be appreciated. Jacki [Posted in FML issue 1874]