In response to Ms. Rusk and renting with ferrets. From my experience, I have always told the landlord that I have ferrets. I tell them that the ferrets are in their cage most of the time (and would be in the cage when I am not home so that if maintenance came in they wouldn't have to worry about them being loose underfoot.) Granted, they still want me to pay a full cat or dog deposit. In one apartment, they didn't know what a ferret was, let alone anything about them. We came to an agreement that I would let management view the apartment one month after I moved in to let them see that the ferrets were not doing any damage. If no damage was found, the apartment would waive the pet deposit. (My fuzzies don't chew on wood or cords, thank God.) It was nice that they were willing to compromise with me on that. Maybe you could work out an arrangement with them... Good Luck! [Posted in FML issue 2656]