As promised to my friend in Chicago, my next series of posts are on ferret enrichment. As with the series on bone eating, this series will be a combination of explanation, description of current method and theory, and practical suggestions. Also, as before, I will hold comment on all questions until the end of the series and ask questioners to do likewise, although general comments that do not require a response are encouraged at any time. However, with THIS series, I will be trying something new, thanks to our illustrious and most helpful moderator, BIG. Bill has most graciously offered to post photos and diagrams on his website, and provide a temporary link for FML readers. This should shorten some of the descriptions, or at least make some of my writing easier to understand. We all owe--I owe--Bill a deep debt of gratitude for his much appreciated offer of time and help. Thanks, Bill! The enrichment series outline is as follows: Introduction Caging: From Drags to Enrichment Experience Novelty for the First Time Adding Random Variability (Or not, or Sometimes) Making Complexity Simple Stimulating Those Sensory Cells Mutual Enrichment Questions Final Remarks Some posts will be multipart, and I'm trying to come up with a graphic or photo of some type for each subject. Bob C [Moderator's note: Actually, I don't have a website, but I do have lots of space here and there I'm not using... so I may as well use some! BIG] [Posted in FML issue 4179]