Got to http://www.geocities.com/ferretsfirst/articles.html and print out the General Information and the Ferret Proofing articles. Take them to her with a cheery "I found this on the internet. Thought you'd like to have it, now that you've got a ferret." Sometimes hearing the same (or very similar) thing from a different source will convince someone that you're not just trying to act like a know-it-all. Mention things like how you had to look for a ferret one day and how you fixed whatever to keep them out of it. Or, that you went to go buy some 'great new' ferret food only to find out it wasn't as nutritional as the one you're already feeding. Give her a Ferret Store catalog... even people who don't buy look at the catalogs... lots of pics of fuzzies in hammocks. Or a copy of a ferret magazine. If that doesn't help, it's likely that she's just a collector or someone who feels they must have the same (or more) things "everyone" else has. There's not much you can do for that as it's an emotional disorder (short of theft of the ferret... and I suppose some of the larceny from our own fuzzies must be contagious because I think we've all seen situations that have made us consider it, however fleetingly). Debi Christy Ferrets First Foster Home Practical & easy training, care, & maintenance articles available at http://www.geocities.com/ferretsfirst/ [Posted in FML issue 3675]