My ferrets have a long, narrow cardboard box (a Star Wars lightsaber was shipped to me from QVC in it) that Anakin used to go into and have a ball thumping in. It was great because you could hear it. When sister Kahlua got near the opening, he would go absolutely crazy with the thumping! He would also lie between our one end table and the wall and thump when anyone walked by. I used to reach back there and get him wound up when he was wagging and that would increase it 100 times. He would get so loud, I loved it. Kahlua will go into the dryer tube and when I run my fingers along the outside and make the wire 'ribbing' move along her body, she will wag. I say wag since the plastic is soft and it doesn't make the thump noise. It is still hilarious to watch, since the tube is clear. I have waited till she gets near the end and I try to 'peak' and 'scare' her, but that doesn't make her wag. It's only when I run my fingers along it. Ferrets are crazy. Few things are funnier than a wagging or thumping ferret. ~Tammy - a.k.a. Kesrael "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wonder are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be the blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." "May it be you journey on To light the day; When the night is overcome You may rise to find the sun" [Posted in FML issue 5084]