My little deaf panda Chandler, is the sweetest boy ever. I tell people, the only reason he opens his mouth is to yawn or eat, not a mean bone in his body. I got Chandler from a pet store, he got our attention because not only was he the most playful, but he also curled up on our lap as we sat on the store floor with all the other ferrets. His litter box hit rate is MUCH better than the others. NOTHING startles him, he is bomb proof and loves to ride the vacuum cleaner. He is the mother Theresa of our ferrets. Humphrey is also deaf, he is a chocolate sable, and older feller, around 5, he too is the most loving ferret. Maybe I got lucky. My father said, when I told him that Chandler was deaf, "why dont you return him, he is defective?" Sometimes my dad just doesn't get my love for my babies. GLUE traps..I made the mistake once of buying those, because once the little critters are caught, they don't die, you have to kill them. I know poisons are not an option, so what else is out there that is a humane but safe for the ferrets, mouse "deterrents"? the time I used the glue traps was in a restaurant, years ago, the only time I personally had a mouse problem was with my horses grain, and they would nest in the bales of hay, which my Doberman at the time, would gladly nose around and eat up the tiny little morsels...jeez, I had 8 cats, and it was my dog that did the mousing! So what is the best way to catch/kill or deter mice? Stay fuzzy June Louis and the gang..missing Oliver [Posted in FML issue 3114]