I know this is a bit early to ask but I thought I would while I am thinking
about it before I forget to. :-)  My friend and I are making cross stitch
Christmas stuff and she wants me to try a real Christmas tree this year
and then it dawned on me that I have ferrets...
 
Is it okay to have real Christmas trees around ferrets?  How do they
react?  Do they climb it?  Are lights safe?  (I don't use tinsel so that's
okay...no sparkly silver stuff or garland to worry about...makes too much
mess for me.)  Being new to ferrets this year I have no idea what is in
store for me.  Do they go around undecorating the tree faster than you
decorate or what?  If so are there any you can buy or make that will stay
on the tree?  Or can't you even have them in the room with it at all???  I
hope that's not the case because I don't know how in the world I can block
that one...unless you guys have suggestions for that.
 
Please share your Christmas experiences so I can kind of get a feel for
what to expect.
 
I got one other question...off topic but...how do you keep a cat from
climbing the tree and knocking it down repeatedly???  I tried having a
tree last year (fake) and my cat climbed it 3 times and knocked it down
to the ground and broke quite a few ornaments.  Is there a good way to make
it so the cat can't do that???  So it will stand up under 9-11 lbs of kitty
stress???  After the 3rd time I took it down and I didn't have a tree at
all last year.  After uprighting and redecorating 3 times I gave up.  I
would like one this year so any suggestions are VERY welcome.  :-)
 
Thanks.
Faith
[Posted in FML issue 3513]