Hi, Melissa, have a deaf ferret named Pertwee. He is a year and a half old marked red-eyed white. He is the largest of our ferts, and by far the most energetic. He loves to play and wrestle, and ride around on my shoulder and my roommate's. He is very affectionate as well, and is a people ferret, meaning he likes being around people, playing with people, and being held. When we got him the pet store had him for about 20 weeks. They couldn't sell him because he was a "terrible biter". Well, he was being kept in a cage for months, and when they went to get him he was probably startled. It took just a few days for him to be trained, both litter trained and nip trained. When you train a deaf ferret, just remember everything needs to be tactile and/or visual. Yelling "no" won't do a thing :) Litter training is about the same as with any ferret: a treat for going where he should, and a scruff and maybe a gentle shake for missing. It didn't take him long to get it at all. You can also "talk" to a deaf ferret by holding him gently against your throat and letting him feel the vibrations. They also understand affection (or lack thereof and a scruff if they bite) quite well. In our house you would be hard pressed to tell that Pertwee is handicapped at all. Melissa, don't worry about having and keeping a deaf ferret. Oh, and since this comes up regularly, I'm posting this to FML as I did early this year. To the long time FMLers, sorry for the extra bandwidth. Pertwee's home page is at: http://www.caitys-world.com/pertwee.html I have new pictures, and hope to get them on my site within the next week or so. All the best, Caity Martin (mine: Adric, Kerr Avon, Nyssa, Romana, and Pertwee) (his: Tenchi, Ryo-Ohki, and Lady Ayeka) [Posted in FML issue 2897]