Connie, This is a problem! I am faced with this and I live in a small town in s.e. Arizona. I have nine little fuzzies and am very fussy about who is watching them, specially when two are insulinomic and need extra feeding and medications. So far I have had my daughter-in-law come over and watch them, however this may not be possible all the time. So I have been trying to find someone qualified and knows and loves ferrets as I do who would do this for me. I am willing to pay them for this. With one or two, that wouldn't be as hard, but nine is a bunch! So if anyone knows of a solution to this I would be happy to hear about it. Overnight I can leave 8 of the babies with enough food and water (however I have never left them yet), but the one refuses to eat anything but his special "duck soup", and after working with him over two years, I refuse to let him crash now! I'll stay home before I'll let him go through that! Anyone in this area who is also a ferret lover, would love to hear from you! mjo and the zoo (Phantom, Lady Star, Topanga, Ragine, Bilbo, Frodo, Frito, Pepper, & Caesar and dogs Garth and Darwin ...R.I.P. Nipper, Lighting, EZ, Cleo and Duke) [Posted in FML issue 2869]