Dear Ferret Folks- It is hot here in central Massachusetts, danged hot. I am very glad that I am not covered in short gray fur, like Switch and Sabrina. This is not their favourite time of the year. I have pretty much given them free run of the house for the last few days, so that they are free to sleep in the coolest spots. I am providing dry food in a bowl on the floor, and a huge pyrex bowl of water. (It has to be huge and heavy, or Switch will try to drag it to a better spot. If it won't fit just right into her better spot, she will turn it sideways until it does. Very annoying.) My sister and law thoughtfully put a few ice cubes in the bowl today, she thought it would be a kindness. Switch really enjoys snorkeling in the bowl when there are cubes in it. They were a big hit. Then Switch decided to stash the cubes, one by one. So nice and cold, how could she resist. Yes, she stashed them somewhere, presumably in a pile that she has been lying down on, because her flanks are wet. And the pile is getting smaller, and smaller... Poor Switch. It was a nice try, anyway, but cubes don't stash well in July. Alexandra in Massachusetts [Posted in FML issue 3833]