First I will tell you a bit about my ferret loving history.

We had a ferret given to us for an odd reason. A friend of ours went out for their anniversary and left the 2 kids at home with a baby sitter. The house caught on fire. The baby sitter didn't know what to do. She got the ferret out of the burning house. Our friends 2 kids perished in the fire. They loved D.J. the ferret, but didn't have the same love for him after losing their only 2 kids. So.... he asked if we would take D.J. into our family to love. I was the one that didn't think I wanted him to live with us. I was wrong. He stole my heart in weeks. I was the primary care giver for him. He was a geriatric ferret when we got him. His previous owners didn't know the proper care for a ferret and neither did I. He loved cat food, cheerios, skittles, M&M's and bananas. All the stuff that ferrets should not have. I learned my lesson slowly. He died at the vets office due to an insulinoma attack. We only had him 2 1/2 hrs. I was very sad.

I got Mischief a few months later. I called him my fuzzy little gigalo. I also bought a few ferrets books and started to study. I still didn't know all that was needed. My only downfall was giving him cheerios. He then didn't want to eat normal food. Mischief had insulinoma, lymphoma and adrenal gland disease. He had a lupron injection in December of 2001. He was weak and wanted to be hand fed, but he started to grow hair back. I had to have my beloved ferret Mischief (R.I.P.) put to sleep due to many illnesses on 8/23/2001.For the last 7 months of his life I was hand feeding him around the clock to keep him alive... Well. I knew I would miss him very much. I finally realized that he was eating and living because he knew how much I would hurt without him. The vet said there was no hope of a recovery since he was terminal. So, we did the humane thing and helped him to cross to the rainbow bridge. I know he is plaing and dooking up a storm with all his ferret buddies and pets I have lost in the past.

I was so sad. I cleaned up the ferret toys, condo and other accessories. I kept it all in my living room and refused to put anything away. I sobbed in my sleep for quite a few nights. I decided that I needed a ferret to love. I started my search. Petco and I didn't see eye to eye on ferret care. I looked, but left in tears and wrote to the main office to complain. I then called a local pet store in our area. They said they had 1 male left. I went down to look at him. I knew he was coming home with me even before I left home. I brought the cat carrier with me and a nice blanket. I picked up my little guy on 9/11/01 @ 9 am. Yep, same time as the world trade disaster. I call him Mocha and he is my little miracle guy. He is a love. Below I will describe him to you all.