Theo pulled the dead ferret on me today! He was sleeping with his head hanging over the side of the hammock. I reached my fingers into the cage and tickled him. He didn't stir. With one finger I pushed his head back and forth and it swung limply back and forth. I plugged his nose and STILL he didn't move! I knew he was alive because I could see his breathing. I pulled him out of the hammock and he came out like a long furry, limp noodle. I draped him over the couch and he still didn't awaken. I folded him into all kind of positions. I held him belly up and his head flopped around. I even went so far as to take him to my neighbor to show her. I blew in his face... he stuck his tongue out! After at least 5 minutes of trying to awaken him, I finally poured cold water on his belly. Well, THAT woke him up!! He looked around, yawned, gave me a kiss and curled up in my arms again. LOL I've had Gracie do the dead ferret sleep but never as long or deeply as Theo did today! Kinda made me have the grisly thought... "I hope no ferrets have been buried alive!" Renee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking for some ferret people in your area? Then check out the FML Where List at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/3157/where.html ***************** And the Shelter/Rescue and Club List at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/3157/where2.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Posted in FML issue 3092]