Howdy all! >The panting "Heh-heh-heh" done during play? Not to cast suspicion -- I've never owned a fert that panted as a sound of their innate repertoire -- but ferrets will pant if they are too hot (and their temperature threshholds are less than ours). Like dogs, pigs, and many other mammals, they do not sweat and must disperse heat through their mouths, so if your ferret is panting, the first thing that I would look at is the temperature of their surroundings (thank goodness for my newfound central air conditioning). -- Andy, Cody, Lily, Tripod Bob, Oscar, and Witzy [Posted in FML issue 3158]