If any of you work in a pet shop or have a good relationship with one - be sure to see if you can get a copy of Erika Matulich's article from the Pet Product News July 1998 issue on Benificial Bonding. She wrote a GREAT article on pet shops and the ferrets they sell - and I want to thank her (are you on the FML? - if not, Trish please forward) for a piece of information that should be copied and mailed to EVERY pet shop that sells ferrets. She even has a list of top ten complaints ferret owners have against pet shops - number one being kits are sold too young! I am going to correct number 6 on the list - ferrets need distemper shots every 3-4 weeks, not every two weeks. The more correct schedule is 6, 10 and 14 weeks. Thank you, thank you, thank you. If you can't get a copy, and want one, STAR* will make copies (in B&W) and send you one for a SASE. Mail to: Pet shop Article C/O STAR* Ferrets PO Box 1714 Springfield, VA 22151-0714 [Posted in FML issue 2360]