- Don't let your ferret see the camera, especially if it's on a low tripod.
  ("Oh! Whatcha doing? *nose on lens!*)
- Don't even BOTHER to try and get the ferrets in one area.
- Be sure to drug your ferrets with excessive raisins, or bribe them with
  treats. Take quick pictures as they run from the camera to hide them.
- Get your ferrets while they're sleeping. This offeres 5 seconds of
  wonderful footage before they awake.
- Cage bars can be camoflaged with vines or ribbons to make it look like
  you don't HAVE to keep them in the cage to get good shots.
- Don't take your ferret to a professional. They generally EXPECT you to
  pay for things like stolen film and tipped cameras.
- Carry your camera around constantly, to get wonderful in action shots.
  It's great training for National Geographic assignments.
 
Mel!
[Posted in FML issue 2469]