Thanks for all the advice on where to get a scale. I try checking fishing and kitchen stores, thanks. No, I'm not expecting a 20lb ferret, I wanted one that when up to ~20lbs so I could weigh my cat too. To anyone who thought I _really_ traded my ferrets for different ones, NO! I didn't trade my ferrets. It was a joke in reference to the seasonal coat change / weight gain. The coat changes were very sudden (~2 days) and I wouldn't have been prepared for it if I hadn't seen it here. Sam -- Samuel H. Abbe, [log in to unmask] Software Engineer, Flight Controls Systems Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., United Technologies Corp. voice:(203)386-6558, technet:536-6558, fax:(203)386-5202 [Posted in FML issue 2080]