Dateline: February 28, 2000; Location: Plainfield, New Jersey; Item: Elvis has been sighted living it up at a group home in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. The good-looking gentleman has been seen dancing with both the ladies and the gents in wild abandon. From all indications, everything is going well for this talented fellow. End of Article. As you can see, Elvis has settled in quite nicely, sleeping in a happy curl with carious of the boys he's caging with. During playtime, he's a blur of bouncing ferret, pouncing and chasing and wardancing with any and all takers. He's still the most hyper ferret I've got, but that's okay. Elvis has the dubious honor of being the first and only ferret to make it up onto the couches in the 'game room'. At least he doesn't dig at the sheets covering the seats. He is definitely a handsome young man, the darkest and warmest of my sables. RE: Wood pellet sources. Folks should check for listings for alternative heating sources in their areas. Here in North New Jersey, there is a store called, oddly enough, 'Alternative Heating' that carries wood pellets all year 'round. Apparently enough ferret people go to them for them to stock pellets throughout the year. The price goes up in spring and summer. My ferret guru Yvonne turned me on to this place. The lady there was very nice as I came in after work to pick up 400lbs of pellets. The current price is $3.98 for 40lbs. As I completely dump litter boxes twice a week, one bag lasts about 2 weeks. Now that I'm switching the cats, reluctantly on their part, to the pellets, I'll go thru the bags faster. And yes, the odor control capabilities of wood pellets is amazing. Even better, pellets don't hurt as much if I happen to kneel on a wayward piece. Clay bits have been known to bring tears to my eyes when my arthritic knees land on them. RE: Getting the yellow out of white fur. I've 2 albino ferrets and 2 DEWs and 1 panda wanna-be. I use a whitening agent added to my all purpose shampoo, the JB Golden Almond Concentrated Shampoo I mentioned when I asked about shampoos people use. JB sells the 'Color Enhancers' to go with the shampoos. I think most of the bigger pet product lines include a whitening shampoo. Check your pet stores for what's available near you, or go shop online. Look under dog products since most are originally meant for white dogs like maltese and shih-tzu and samoyed. You may never get al of the yellow out the ferret's coat. My big albino boy still has yellow tinges on his cheeks that I can't seem to get out. My panda wanna-be is hopeless because as far as I can tell, his bib IS yellow. Period. I may see about getting a second opinion on that but nothing has gotten even a little of the color from his chest and head. Good luck with your fuzzy friend. RE: The whole Pat Wright Fiasco. I would like to request that we forgo any more posts, pro or con, in regards to Pat Wright's incarceration. It sounds to me like this argument is going no where and nothing can come of this except alot of angry people on both sides. Let's all just agree to disagree and get on with the fight to legalize ferrets in California. Thanks folks. Take care everyone. I'll see about posting a new question for everyone this week. The scritching question was apparently a huge success and I've enjoyed reading all the responses. Oh, and I've noticed that all of mine will make yummy/lip-smacking/licking motions when scritched. I guess I hadn't really clicked on them doing it before. Ta for now! Anastasia Kidd Plainfield, New Jersey, USA home email: [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2975]