Hello all, A friend/neighbor of ours found a ferret apparently abandonned in a shopping plaza parking lot where she works. Her husband called us to see if we could take it in, and didn't have many details so I had images of a dirty cage with no food and a half starved critter. Much to my surprise, what arrived was a nice clean cage with a litter box, blanket, food dish (full) and water bottle (also full) and an absolutely gorgeous marked white ferret with the fullest coat I have ever seen. This ferret is VERY well taken care of, even slightly on the plump side. His teeth are clean, nails fairly trimmed, ears clean... I'm just baffled about why anyone would leave him. My friend left word with the gym where she works if anyone comes in to claim him to call her; maybe they were loading their car and forgot the ferret??? I can't begin to guess. Anyway, due to the high medical bills we have going on with our older guys, taking in number 8 right now really isn't feasible. I would like to help him find a good home for Christmas, though. We will keep him for the next week or so just in case his owners claim him. But I wanted to get the word out to anyone in the Tampa, FL area, or within reasonable travel distance who would be interested in adopting a beautiful ferret. He does appear to be deaf, but seems very gentle, hasn't tried to nip at all. He's not MF and doesn't look like the PV's that I've seen. I can't guess his age; his clean teeth and the black markings make me believe he's young, yet his weight and "good manners" make him seem older. Please email me directly as I am a couple weeks behind on my FML reading and may miss your post. Thanks, Lucie @-"-@ (=^ ' ^ =) o00 -\o/- 00o [Posted in FML issue 2904]