Hello all. Things have been settling down here. It's been over a month since Merry passed away and the house just isn't the same. We talk about her often and I made a video cd that I can play whenever I miss her. For those of you who received one in the Valentine's Day card exchange but couldn't open it on your computer - play it as a dvd. If you don't have a dvd player you can use any video clip program on the computer, like Windows Media Player. I really liked the Valentine's I received, thank you for the wonderful, creative cards. I especially love the pictures. I saw several posts lately asking about litter box training. When we first brought Pippin home he would only go in the litter about 50% of the time. What we did to solve the problem was this: Confine your ferret to one room once you let him/her out of the cage. Once they use the litter pan in that room you give them a treat, and then you can let them out to the rest of the floor, or whatever the usual roaming area is. Pippin quickly understood that if he used the litter pan he could be allowed out of the room. Plus the treat was extra incentive. Now he hit the litter 90% of the time. We don't have to block off the one room anymore and he is very good about the potty. He only leaves us little "presents" once in awhile. He's been a very good boy. Good luck. Since I've been missing Merry very much lately it's been hard to look at the old vet bills. We decided to have a large sale on ebay this month. We have many collectibles, action figures, Pooh beanies, etc. Even a laser disc player. I will also be making donation from the proceeds to a needy shelter in March (I will ask SOS for a recommendation). If you are interested please check out this link to our store. http://www.stores.ebay.com/thedragonshorde Hug your fuzzies tight! I'm thankful for everyday I have that my family and ferrets are healthy and happy. Trish ~ Pippin & Zira *missing Merry* [Posted in FML issue 4071]