I laughed when I read about the ferret trying to stash the chicken carcass. I have the champion food stasher, Nexus. He stashes more food than he eats. He too likes baked chicken. He mooches off our plates, but when he has had his fill, he will stash pieces in the closet. I've found them all dried out. One time I also found two whole pieces of stale rum cake in the corner of one closet that someone had left out on the table in a plastic bag. I found the empty bag on the floor and threw it out, wondering how a bag got on the floor. I later found the cake. I can't clean out the food stash if Nexus is around; he gets upset. He reminds me of a squirrel. He hides food in shoes and even in his litter box. I've also found kibble in drawers and my pocketbook. I think that is why I had mice for the first time this winter. Nexus was feeding them. -- Moxie and Nexus the moose, missing Chance [Posted in FML issue 4478]