Just adding my two cents to the discussion about people misjudging ferrets when they have never interacted with one. I was at a pet store last night, holding one of the sweet ferrets they had, a young male who is a bit rambunctious. Understandably, he just wanted to get down and run around, which I of course could not let him do in the store. So there he is squirming while I pet him and try to soothe him and this woman turns around and exclaims, "Ugh! Who would want to keep one of THOSE for a pet?" with a look of horror on her face. "Well," I replied, quite indignantly, "Ihave two at home who are WONDERFUL pets, and I was currently thinking about buying this little guy. He's just a baby, you know, and wants to play." But I was so outraged at her attitude towards such a sweet creature! It was obvious she had never interacted with a ferret before, and yet there she was, passing judgement. -Eva [Posted in FML issue 1881]