Condolences to those with lost, sick, or angeled slipper filchers... (See? I *told* you it wasn't a "real" rabbit!) Eric: Though you will get lots of replies (I hope!) from lots of people, and though most of them will tell you that a fan won't work with a ferret because they don't sweat, etc., let me tell you that fans *do* work. I won't have an air conditioner in my house (OK, I got one, but it's sitting on the love seat. Anyone want it? Come get it for free!). The idea here, isn't to blow air on the ferret. That isn't where a fan does its best work. Instead, you have to keep the temperature in the room down. If possible, you can keep the temperature in the entire house down, just by using a couple of fans and some intelligent planning. First, locate windows facing a shady portion of the house. Make sure that you have screens (in good repair) in each of these windows and open then. Now, find windows on the hottest side of the house. Next, get fans that will fit into those windows (you can get away with only one window, if necessary). Remove the screen(s) if there are any. Put the fan(s) in the window(s), facing out, then get an old sheet, curtain, or even a shirt, if necessary, and tack it over any open areas. This keeps the flies out! Be sure to cover all openings around the sides of the fan(s). Turn the fans on high. The fans will begin pulling the cooler air from the shady side, into the house. The warm air in the house will be pulled out by the fans that are blowing out of the hot-side windows. You start an air current this way, that pulls in cool air, exhausts hot air and keeps the temperature down. Pennsylvania had one of its hottest summers on record, last year. My ferrets made it through just fine. I have a total of four fans--one blows out and two circulate air in the room where they all stay. The last one sits on the floor up in Taz's room, because he loves to lay in front of it! :) One tip--get fans that have removeable grills. Clean the grills at least once per month, as dust build-up means the fan works harder and can over-heat. It also reduces the amount of air flow, which defeats your purposes. The best part of using fans, is that you can walk through your whole house comfortably, while paying a lot less for electricity than those that pay for A/C! Todd and the Fuzzbutt Rodeo Clowns! --- mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.netconex.com/toddl/page2/ [Posted in FML issue 3815]