Hello again everyone! First off, I would like to thank BIG for adding a subject to my post yesterday, as I was so intent on sending out my message I forgot one! LOL! Secondly, I am in the process of trying to get Chance (my new kit) to stop his biting. I am currently attempting the 'bite, OWCH!, scruff, no bite no bite, timeout' method. Here's the interesting thing. When I got home, I let him out to play. He did his usual sniff around town, then came back and bit my toe. When I picked him up by the scruff to scold him... guess what he did? Right.. Chop Chop! I wish we had some idea what that motion really ment, or where it comes from in their origional habitat... or maybe it's just a motion that got ingrained into them from domestication. I have absolutely no idea. Last but not least, I admit I am a little messy. But aparently it's not an entirly bad thing. It gives Chance an oppertunity to find new toys that I would never have thought of. The Latest Greatest Thing today is the plastic packaging that the Marshal Drying Sack. It serves two wonderful purposes. First, the short end of the cardboard is a neverending tug of war, seeing as he is laying on the other half while tugging. Second, he flips over and he now has a never-ending invidable dig wall. Also one very quick question, and no I have not hit the FML Ferret FAQ yet, though it is in my inbox, is... When a ferret's tail is poofed, is it happy or mad or does it depend on the rest of the body language to go with it? Wait! One more thing. Claire, I'm extemely happy to hear that it all ended up well with the little adventurers. It speaks highly not only of your little guys and gals, but of yourself. That they would miss out on all the fun (i.e. trouble) they could have had just to come home to you. Absolutely fabulous! Jacob Mather Owned by: Chance, The Master of Hiding and Seeker of Sneekers Adopted by Stinky, The King of Kerplop (i.e. I'm tired, flop, snooooooze), and Lord of UnderMyBed p.s. Don't hesitate to use my private e-mail if you want to. I know sometimes you just want to say something but you don't wanna say it to everyone. p.s.s. Unless it's a flame. Please keep in mind, I've been around ferrets going on 3 months. I'm learning as much as I can as quickly as possable. No need to yell at me, just be reasonable! Thank you. [Posted in FML issue 4222]