I lost the post, but someone here wanted to know how to brush a ferret as most of them seem to hate to be brushed. I found it easier to "pluck" them...just pinch some fur and pluck it out...do it for as long as they tolerate it, which is much longer than they will let you brush them I bet. Here is something else I did. Mine have always loved a tube I made from a door mat (one of the plastic ones with stiff plastic "fingers" ) rolled with the bristly side in. They go in there and scoot back and forth, back and forth. I imagine it feels like a great back scratcher. They hate to be brushed, but they love this. If they don't, you can always turn it back into a door mat! cb [Posted in FML issue 3435]