Tell me, Oh Guru to the Masses, the answer to these preponderances: 1. Is there such thing as a "ferret season?" I saw my first ferret last June in a petstore in Reno. When my friend returned to Reno in July, there were none to be found in any of the petstores. Is there a specific breeding period for ferrets, or can they perpetually breed, give birth, breed, etc? The reason this question came about is that my friend and I are going to Reno for my birthday to get a "fuzzy fix," and wondered if there would be any ferrets to play with. If not, then I'll just have to find a cute bartender.... 2. >However, some studies suggest domesticated ferrets have lost >the ability to see the blues, so all the color they see are the reds. Does this mean that a ferret's vision is not shades of grey, but shades of red? Sort of like looking through rose colored glasses (for lack of a better analogy)? 3. I saw my first illustration of a stoat while rummaging through the Biology library at work. The reason I picked up the journal (New Zealand Zoological... something) was because I thought the illustration was of a ferret. I've also heard people on the FML say that they have had stoats turned in to them. What's the difference between a stoat and a ferret? Thanks, Irinia [Posted in FML issue 1875]