Hi Jennifer and Peggy -- One of my ferrets, Ricco, escaped twice, I'm sorry to say. Both times he went to the same place (under some juniper bushes in the back of the house), and I located him by the sound of the bell on his collar, though it was ever so faint and intermittent. Each time he came readily.. The second time was after a number of hours and a major thunderstorm. Then there was a nonEscape. I was frantically looking/listening for another of mine, Robert, at the end of a kitchen playtime. I'd put the other ferts back in their cage, but couldn't find Robert. I didn't see how he could possibly have left the house, but he was no where to be found inside it. At abt 3am, I decided that if I let the others out of their cage they might find him. Well, I found him asleep at the bottom of the ferret pile as I was pulling the others out of a sound sleep to begin the hunt. At that part of his adolescence, Robert was Mr Mellow -- he hadn't wanted to get out of his hammock for the preceding playtime, so I had decided to give him a few more minutes to wake up. Then I'd forgotten that I hadn't already let him out. If you want more info, feel free to get in touch. Since i am in a "ferret-free zone" where they are illegal, pls don't use my name if you use these stories. Thanks. [RiccoRobertAdaTinaArtie] [Posted in FML issue 4924]