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Victoria -
You said, "far from being afraid of heights, they seem totally
*unaware* of heights. They don't even bother to hold on to me, and
end up just slithering off my shoulder (and I have to catch them, or
they'd fall to the ground)"
My ferrets did this too... the trick was to *let* them fall to the
ground! What I did was to practice a bit in my apartment, which is
carpeted. I'd put them on my shoulder, and when they'd "slither"
off, I'd *let* them fall... boink... they certainly didn't like it,
but it didn't hurt them. Then I'd pick them up and put them right
back. After falling off about 5 times, they quickly learned to hold
on. Now, when I go outside, they faithfully stay on my shoulder. If
they start getting antsy (sp?) on my shoulder outside, I stand on the
grass and let them fall off... after about two times they'll stay on
forever!
Deisel (the weasel) and his faithful companion Keith.
[Posted in FML issue 0718]
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