I have to marvel at the intelligence of a ferret all the time. If you
have seen the pics on Flicker, you will have seen the box, about 10
inches cube with a 3 inch hole bored in the front that is lined on the
floor and all interior sides with carpet. The top was not formally
fastened on where it could be taken off for cleaning.

Peekaboo figured out the top would come off and would use her head to
bounce the thing around till it came off and fell to the cage bottom.

So I put a hinge on one side to keep the thing on. Peekaboo would get
inside and start the bouncing but had no luck in removing it so she
would come out side of the box to walk around inspecting for a reason
why that would not lift off.

She could not figure out the hinge but for sure knew there was an
external thing that was holding the top on and for sure she was going
to figure it out and defeat it. So far she hasn't figured out how to
hold the screw driver to remove that hinge !

Amazing creatures

Ten ways you know a ferret broke into your house while you were gone :

1: Every corner now has a strange looking dried up tootsie roll in it.

2: All your small trash cans are laying on their side and contents
   dumped out on the floor.

3: All throw rugs are now in a heap

4: You can't flush the toilet where it is plugged solid with spray
   bottles of bitter apple.

5: All spare keys, loose pens, jewelry and other shiny objects are now
   under the couch in a pile.

6: Any thing that was on a shelf or mantle is now on the floor, some in
pieces.

7: All your socks are strewn all over the house.

8: The insoles of every shoe is now out of the shoe and chewed up
   beyond repair.

9: Your upholstered furniture now looks like a psychedelic version of
   swiss cheese !

10: And the Number One way you know a ferret has broken into your house
    while you were gone is: Every room is now more than 3 feet deep in
    fresh dooks ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Gordon, Peekaboo and Pester

Rev. J. Gordon Bengtson
Aarrow-Ranch Aviation
Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111 

[Posted in FML 5968]