Turalee wrote: >Do only the bad stories get reported? I would be happy to open my heart >and home to another fuzzy or two, but I don't want to risk Mikey health >to do so. Any comments or suggestion? It is a shame that you do hear mostly of bad results in introducing new ferrets. I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I have 9 ferrets as of recent. Of course, I keep saying I will not add another, but... I have been very fortunate that from purchasing my first ones and then rescuing the last 4 I have not had "any" problems with disease or illness of any kind. I was not even aware at the first introductions of the potential of any disease, I did not subscribe to the FML or nor was I an active member of our shelter yet. I have been "very" lucky. I now know some of the precautions to take and did do so with my last recent addition. I just thought I had to respond to that unfortunate remark that so little do we hear of the good things. I do believe it is a good thing to get Mikey a playmate, but that is entirely up to your household abilities, etc. Dona and my now 9 babies: Ollie, Zoe, Caesar, Roxie, Luke, Zeke, Panda Boy, Sadie & Moe [Posted in FML issue 2547]