In response to Terry McCoy's posting: I have 8 finches that just happen to be the perfect snack size for a ferret. Half my ferret group is allowed free run in the house (the girls) and the other half (the boys) have their own room. Whenever either group is out and about I have NEVER had a single problem with the ferrets and the finches being together. As a matter of fact I often hold them in front of the bird cage to give them something else to look at. The ferrets watch but nothing else. On a few occassions I have even placed them together and still nothing happens. If you're not familiar with finches, they are constantly moving and flying, chirping and singing. The birds are nothing more than a temporary distraction and then its off to rearrange my sock drawer again. Aside from the single pidgeon incident I spoke about a few posts ago, the ferrets have always gotten along with any of the birds I have had. I can't speak for all ferrets though but mine don't really seem that interested. I even offered a little BBQ sauce and still no takers! ;-) My feeling is that for the first little while supervise them when the birds and the ferrets are together. If there is any suspicion that the ferrets might be interested in the birds merely place the cage in an area that is away from accessible spots to climb or jump from, and hang the cage directly from the ceiling. This way there is no stand to knock over. Or move the cage anyway and don't worry about it. On more than one occassion a finch has flown the coop directly to the ferret room and STILL no takers. I found the finch running around the floor with Taero hot on his heels but he seemed more interested in the movement and sounds. Could I guarantee that a finch tragedy would not happen? No, but then again who can guarantee anything in life. Good luck, Betty and the Flying Ferrets and the Fabulous Fickle Finches [Posted in FML issue 2341]