Well Gabby had quite a day yesterday (Friday). He went to the vet and got his rabies and distemper shots. We also found out that he has ear mites which he's on medicine for. I was curious, I asked the vet how he could have gotten ear mites. His response was that ferrets usually pick them up from their mothers. Gabby's been away from his mother for at least a month now so is there some other way he could have picked them up? Also, does anyone know at what age Marshall Farms ships kits? When we bought Gabby he was from a new shipment so I'm trying to pinpoint his age as closely as possible. Gabby also got his very first rice box to dig in. He *loves* it. When we first put him in it he loved it so much he got upset when my husband put his hand in. I think he was afraid we were going to take it away from him. Someone posted about using a twin size Vellux blanket cut into 1/4's for bedding. I bought a blanket yesterday and looking at it, it seems like 1/4's are so huge for one little boy. Did I misunderstand or would he really end up with a huge blanket? Thanks! :) ~Liz~ [log in to unmask] http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/2469/liz.html [Posted in FML issue 2479]