hi all -
 
To Diane re: multiple ferrets on leashes
> how on earth do you handle more than one rambunctious ferret on a
> leash?
 
try to imagine walking six at once!  for a real funny, tie all the ends of
the leashes together.  kinda works like hands on a ouija board - since chances
are practically nil that they all go in the same direction at the same time,
the whole group usually stays just about in the same place - but then all of
the sudden they gang up and take off after one another!
 
To (i forget) re: Science Diet Lite
 
we also have a tubbo cat (bart - 22 lbs) who eats science diet lite.  to
keep him from eating the ferret food, we built a "ferret feeder" that the
ferrets can get into but the cats can't.  it's basically a frame made of
2x2's to which we attached some plastic "eggcrate" for sides and top. it is
big enough to hold two feeders with the ferret food and a water bowl.  we
made ferret-sized openings in the sides that the cats can't get in.
if anyone wants more construction details, send mail to
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To Pam re: the perfect number of ferrets
 
the perfect numbers of ferrets always seems to one more than you have
right now!
 
--
larry, beckers and the wild nine
[Posted in FML issue 1175]