April wrote: >Does Schwarzenegger actually OWN ferrets now, or was it just in >the"Kindergarten Cop" movie? I can't find any info anywhere that >says he actually owns ferrets... Ditto. I have seen a rumor that his own ferret was used in the movie, but did run into an article years ago about the animal training place whose multiple ferrets were used to play that one. It may be just a false rumor again. Does someone want to take a cap reading "Legalize ferrets" to one of his public appearances and see if he will wear it for the cameras? Shelley, a skin is an over-lay image used to change the appearance of something. They can be placed over click-on areas like "Next Page" ones and then a person clicks on the image instead. There are over-lays that can scroll, too, with another solid image below but that isn't the usual use. I didn't know, either, but I had someone I could ask easily :-) (Steve). In case I botched it up in my writing all errors are mine. April wrote in relation to syringe feeding: >I guess my point was just that ferret owners shouldn't be terrified >to learn the skill True enough! You and I are on the same page, just looking at different angles. Your point is that it is a useful skill which trained professionals like you can impart with hands on training. The problem I had was when other people now and then forgot that it IS a skill with its own precautions so instruction is needed rather than it being used casually. (I didn't know that birds are harder; interesting tidbit.) You said it perfectly: >DEFINITELY learn how to do it PROPERLY to minimize your risks, but also >don't think of it as being too scary. Hey, have you ever tried Dr. Clowns for feeding sick ones who won't spoon feed or finger feed? They give really excellent control -- better than anything else we have found -- and because they don't tend to clog they also don't spray too much at once so there is no choking. They clean well for reuse, too. We get our ferrets used to getting treats from them by using them to drip diluted all-meat baby foods, a/d, etc. in front of their faces and then the behavior takes hold. This is them: http://www.apothecaryproducts.com/catalogue/product.asp?CatID=1 &SubCatID=14&ProdID=67032 Introducing new foods: usually just smearing a bit in the ferret's mouth a few times works, but rare ones need more. Jealousy can be useful for introducing, too, when another ferret eats the food and big fuss is made over that eating ferret while the non-eater watches up close. Interesting. Our experience with 8 in 1 was the opposite of your's. When we had two bags of Ultimate with mold maybe 3 or 4 years ago they were wonderful about it and gave us more than the quantity lost. I know that someone (who?) reported in the FML how rapid their product correction was when a treat with dried fruits and veggies caused blockage. Maybe you got someone who was having a really bad day and that carried over into how you were treated, or maybe someone who never should have had that job? [Posted in FML issue 4248]