Hi everyone, I just thought I'd give you all an update on how my babies are doing. Thanks to everyone who emailed me with suggestions for cages. I eventually found a great little 3 level one right here in Australia! Will wonders never cease? We also built them a huge play pen. Our house isn't ferret proof yet and I didn't want them spending all their time in a cage. As you may know, ferrets are not as popular as pets here in Australia as they are in the US. We have a few clubs, but not many pet stores stock ferret products. SIGH! I'm a new ferret owner and I just picked up two of the most adorable kits you ever saw. I have named them George and Rusty (not very imaginative, but there is a story behind it that I won't go into now.) They started off as very naughty ferrets (as baby ferrets are wont to do) but now they are very good ferrets (most of the time). I've only had them 7 days and already they are 'potty trained' and no longer bite(most of the time). George did have a relapse yesterday at the park and bit my ear (HARD) I chalk it up to high spirits. I just thought I'd pass on the tip I got from a very ferret friendly pet shop owner. He suggested I put Vicks Vapour Rub on my fingers, this is a chest rub for people with colds. It worked a treat, one bite and the ferrets were squirming for the water bottle to get rid of the horrible taste. I loooove my little fuzzies. I get out of bed early each morning to I can kiss their little heads and play with them before I go to work. I rush home every night and am greeted by their little faces poking through the wire of the cage. Their only problem at the moment is that they want to be picked up so much they they take a flying leap at my hand whenever they see it and don't always make the distance, resulting in scratches down my hand. It's ok, they'll learn and I show the scars off everyday at work, boring my co-workers with ferret antics. We enough from me. If there are any other Australian subscribers, I'd love to hear from you. Erin, George and Rusty [Posted in FML issue 4037]