WELL, THAT FERRET MATH HAS STRUCK AGAIN... MADE THE MISTAKE OF GOING TO THE PET STORE (HAD TO GET FOOD FOR MY ROPE FISH) IN A SAD MOOD. MY MOMMA COCKATIEL HAD A TUSSLE WITH ONE OF MY CATS MONDAY AND, AFTER A VALIANT EFFORT ON HER PART AND LOTS OF LOVING CARE FROM US & AN EXCELLENT VET, TOOK TO THAT BIG TREE IN THE SKY LEAVING DADDY BIRD, 2 BABIES, AND 3 HUMANS SADDLY MISSING HER BUT GLAD THAT SHE IS NOT IN ANY PAIN. I DIDN'T THINK THEY HAD ANY FUZZIES IN TILL NEXT WEEK SO THOUGHT I WAS SAFE. LO & BEHOLD, THEY HAD THE SWEETEST, MOST BEAUTIFULLY MARKED 8WK SILVER MITT THAT HAD JUST ARRIVED. BY THE TIME THE GUY GOT THE MINNOWS READY, MISSY WAS READY TO GO TOO. NOW THE QUESTION. RECENTELY I HAD GOTTEN A PRAIRIE DOG. HE IS ONLY 13 WEEKS OLD AND AS YET HAS NO FEAR OR CONCEPT OF PREDITOR/PREY RELATIONSHIPS. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE INTIGRATED DIGGER WITH MY FUZZIES AS BOTH SPECIES ARE VERY SOCIAL ANIMALS, BUT NOT SURE THAT WOULD BE VERY SAFE AS SOME OF THE BOYS PLAY REALLY ROUGH, ESPECIALLY MY STILL INTACT BABY RUFIO. WITH DIGGER BEING OF THE RODENT FAMILY WHICH IS A NATURAL PREY IN THE WILD, I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE DISASTOROUS. HOWEVER, SINCE DIGGER IS VERY YOUNG AND MISSY IS ONLY 8 WEEKS OLD & VERY SWEET TEMPERED, I WAS WONDERING IF I MIGHT BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO EACH OTHER, SLOWLY & CLOSELY MONITORED OF COURSE. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFULL CROSS SPECIES FRIENDSHIPS BETWEEN FERRETS & CATS, DOGS, ETC., BUT WOULD "INNOCENT" FERRET KITS & PRAIRIE DOG KITS BE PUSHING IT? SO FAR THEY HAVE SNIFFED EACH OTHER THROUGH THE CAGE WITH NO SIGN OF AGGRESSION. HAS ANYONE EVER TRIED THIS? ANY INSIGHTS ON THE IDEA WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ENJOY! JEAN AND THE HOUSE OF MANY CRITTERS [Posted in FML issue 2043]