Sukie wrote:
>Ferret noses are so sensitive that we use them to let us know when our
>tap water is acceptable and when it's not, and they historically were
>used to test milk for being acceptable.  It was called "Blessing the Milk"
>when a ferret would drink it.
 
Ha!  It's funny you should mention that, because just the other day my milk
failed to be "blessed." I give all of my ferrets small amounts of soymilk
as a treat, and Delta in particular will gobble it up immediately.  This
time, though, he just stared at it and then looked up at me to ask for a
*real* treat.  I smelled it, and sure enough, it had gone bad.  (I've never
had soymilk go bad on me before.  However, this particular carton had some
tiny holes in it from when Pepper had tried to obtain some on her own.)
I feel like kind of a bad ferret mom, trying to feed my kids rancid milk.
But at least Delta was smart enough not to fall for it.
 
Julie
[Posted in FML issue 3513]