Hello all, I thought I would come out of "lerk mode" and introduce my frantic family. I have been on the FML since this spring, but only posted twice. I have laughed, cried, and learned much while reading from day to day. Thank you Bill for making this available to all of us!!!! Three years ago I walked into a pet store and had my first real introduction to ferrets. I did not get one that day, but I did buy a book. After I read the book, I called a vet to see what they could tell me about ferrets. For the next 4 months I "visited" ferrets in every pet store I could find. Finally my husband broke down, while I was holding a sweet chocolate little MF boy, who would soon be known as Toby. I turned around and saw him standing at the cash register with a cage, litterbox, food dish, water bottle and food!!!! Toby is the serious one, always visiting me to see what I am doing. Two months later, and still "visiting" ferrets I saw Eli. Also a MF chocolate boy. He was just a tiny little thing, able to curl up and sleep in the palm of my hand. Well it was quite apparent that he needed a big brother!!! So, Eli came home to become Toby's best buddy. Eli also had a taste for rubber, which I found out about to the tune of $800.00 in April, when he was very ill with an intestinal blockage. He is fine now, and the surgery was worth every penny. Eli AKA Boo Boo Bear, is a big teddy bear and always has lots of kisses saved up for me. In July of 1996, I met a woman who had aquired a ferret from her daughter. He was 1.5 years old, had never been to a vet, and did not even have a name. Eager to get him out of her house where I felt he was being neglected, I offered to take him and find him a new home. After a few weeks I could not let him go because I was afraid he would end up in the same situation. So he was named Foster and became permanant. He is just a little bundle of energy. He loves to fly across the room, jump up and cling to my leg!!! Early this year I found the Ga Domestic Ferret Association. Gradually I became a foster mom under their direction. Since joining the GDFA I have gained good friends, support, and a lot of knowledge. http://www.mindspring.com/~jcrow/gdfa/index.html Also many of you may remember Roger Poore requesting help with the Rainbow Bridge. I have since taken responsibility of maintining it. The Rainbow Bridge still very much belongs to Roger. I'm just helping. http://ferretworld.com/Rainbow/ I'm gonna be in Orlando in January for the FML party. I can hardly wait, we should all have alot of fun :D Jill [Posted in FML issue 2153]