Please remeber I dont even have a ferret yet so I have no idea the relationship of smoking to ferrets. However, I do have some experiance with birds. In that community it is believed it is hazardous fo a bird to walk on the hand of a smoker (without washing). Even when no cigarette is present. The bird would pick up toxins that were left on the fingers after smoking. It would seem to make sense that no animal should have any contact with tobacco products (cigaretts/butts/ashtrays/empty packages). [Posted in FML issue 2633]