I also bought the harnesses from Warm Fuzzy Ferret Shelter. They are amazing! I have to agree with Sheri that I thought that there would be more products available at the expo, but I have to disagree with her statement that there was no education going on there. I saw many examples of ferret education! The two people from the Warm Fuzzy ferret shelter were showing owners how to clip nails, clean ears, and clean litter boxes. They were also explaining what safe toys were. I also heard the lady from Ferret Madness giving great advice on what to feed ferrets and how to find a ferret knowledgeable vet. I must have heard her ask ferret owners what they were feeding their ferrets at least 10 times. I spent a lot of time at the Warm Fuzzy and Ferret Madness tables because I bought a lot of stuff from them! I also met a young girl who bought a ferret because she fell in love with him at a pet store. She admitted that she didn't know very much about them when she bought him and she had problems with him at first. Then she contacted someone from the Minnesota Ferret Association (MFA) who gave her a lot of good advice. She also said that she was learning a lot at the expo. I found the ferret owners very friendly. Many owners caught me looking at their ferrets and asked me if I wanted to touch one or hold one. I got a kick out of that because I have so many at home, but I heard many people exclaiming, "I didn't know they were so friendly", "I didn't know they were so soft", "I didn't know they could be trained", "They can respond to their names?", etc. The MFA and many other tables had excellent pamphlets on ferret care and where to get more information. There were also many books available for purchase. I finally learned that Rippey, one of my males, is a champagne mitt. I was looking at the color chart at the MFA table and asked if I could go behind the table to take a closer look at it. One of the workers asked me if I wanted to see a champagne colored ferret to get a better idea. That cleared it up for me! I had a lot of fun and saw a lot of education going on in the short period of time that I was there. Good work to everyone involved in it! Terri Gus, Fester, Rippey, Kirby, Oliver, and Maggie [Posted in FML issue 1942]