My old 10yr Hoover vaccum took one look as the last mess my fuzzies made, rolled over, twitched it's hose a little, and died. (The little darlings had found a 5 lb sack of wild bird seed, and had lots of fun.) So, off I run, copy of Consumer Reports under my arm, in search of a new vaccum. I have never cared for the upright models anyway, and finding an old fashioned canister style proved to be a little difficult. But, I end up at Sears, and $314.00 later, I am home with my new "Wind Tunnel". I had no idea they had such power!! 3 of my 6 consider themselves to be Mighty Vaccum Hunters. Have they gotten a big surprise!! They still chase, but at a cautious distance. But once Mom turns it off to move something - they pounce and wrestle it the ground. Lucky is the only one who still braves it enough to hop on and take a spin. Of course, the spin is much slower now - I can just picture him slipping and it starting to suck up his tail. I just wonder how many non-ferret people can honestly say that they have fun on vaccum day??? [Posted in FML issue 3329]