Ferret Paws writes:
 
>If anyone has any idea that you could contribute to this development of the
>"ferret muzzle", PLEASE!!!!!!!  Give us your ideas!!!!
 
Sure -- a muzzle with some source of pleasant reinforcement on the inside --
a little bit of Linatone, a bar of soap to lick, something else, and a way
for the human to continue giving reinforcement occasionally.
 
An anonymous poster wrote:
 
>LIFESPAN STUDY
>From what I suspect, the people on the FML are very diverse in age. I've heard
>people mention of their children now in their 20's (human children), and others
>mention they have retired (from work). I think the anon poster should go ahead
>with the lifespan research if feasible.
 
Actually, the best way to eliminate bias is to include information on LIVING
ferrets as well as dead ferrets.  You need the information on living ferrets
to get an accurate measure of mortality rates at each age.
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Sherman Dorn
Vanderbilt University
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[Posted in FML issue 1153]