This is interesting. Someone else posted to the Ferret Forum today who had also received a Petersen Farms ferret for Christmas. My Lany is Petersen ferret. She will be 4 in March. She has always been the picture of health, except for a few allergy-like symptoms. She has a sweet, wonderful disposition with people but is not a great lover of strange ferrets, and she lets them know it. She's a pretty big girl, weighing in at about 2.5 lbs. She follows me around, sits at my feet when I'm standing at the bathroom lavatory, and gives great kisses. She has recently learned to turn summersaults (Really!!). I scratch her neck, she tucks her head down and completely flips over so I'll scratch her tummy. We do this over and over and over again. Lany is a Panda and is deaf. But, that doesn't slow her down one little bit. She's a little bottom-heavy (as some of us "girls" tend to be) and it is the cutest thing in the world watching her run from behind. She never walks, always runs everywhere. I've seen Petersen Farm ads in either Modern Ferret or Ferrets in the past. If things haven't changed, I think you'll totally enjoy your little Petersen girl. Katharine Lily, Lany, Blaze, and Champ [Posted in FML issue 2542]