Many visually handicapped ferrets like to play on bubblewrap. Just do it with supervision and make sure that they don't chew it. Chasing a safely scented toy mousie on a string over bubblewrap is a sensory thrill! We always let scents dry before the ferrets are allowed to use items, of course. Some of the scents we use from Well-sweep herb farm are violet (but not for the ferrets since it messes with sense of smell), rose, peach, lemon, orange, grapefruit, lime, and a range of aromatic scents of culinary herbs or spices. The peppermint and citrus ones also are objectionable to many insects so placing those on window frames with a cotton swab when the mold beetles in new mulch are young (because the young adults fit through window screen holes) keeps them out. Remember that despite the unfortunate inclination of some people to assume that natural means safe, that actually many plants are poisonous, so learn about what you use before using it. We have been doing this for a great many years. One thing we have noticed while doing this is that most ferrets find mints highly objectional, but the gray ones with what I personally consider the "real" mitts and bibs (not the neural crest variant individuals who have partial, or non-bilateral, or unevenly margined mitts or bibbs) tend to be attracted to peppermint and will even try to lick or eat such candies. It *might* be an unusual genetic variation. Black or gray ferrets who had the entire socks and the entire bibbs in white instead of black, with both sides matching, and nice clean margins were readily seen in the market before the neural crest variants began becoming so common maybe 15 or so years ago. They appear to have an entirely different genetic cause for their markings than neural crest genetic variant ferrets. Whereas neural crest genetic variations (markings are extraneous body splotching or spotting, panda heads, blaze head stripe) have a large tendency toward medical problems, the ones who instead have the complete bibb and mitt replacement with white do not appear to have any noticeable genetic vulnerability. Those who want to learn more about this topic: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/browse.php?msg=YG3069 (from an actual genetics professor and a very good and accessible read) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ferret-Genetics/ (search engine is easily used but you do have to advance to further pages when you finish with one so look for that button to click) and the archives of the FML (addy in every digest's header) and FHL (addy in my signature). BTW, the tendency toward cataracts can also be genetic, especially when the ferret is young. -- Sukie (not a vet, and not speaking for any of the below in my private posts) Recommended health resources to help ferrets and the people who love them: Ferret Health List http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth FHL Archives http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ AFIP Ferret Pathology http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html Miamiferrets http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ International Ferret Congress Critical References http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML issue 5256]