Mandy, I happen to find the picture adorable. I love to find that my ferrets are sleeping in strange positions. I once had two fall asleep in a tube and it looked like a six foot ferret that was sable on one end and silver on the other - I couldn't have posed it better. There have been problems with people getting prizes from some of the contests. I don't know what contests they are - and I don't care. Heck, 95% of the time, I don't even remember! You ask me to vote and I go see a ferret that someone loves. It helps me know you better as a person and it tells me you cared enough about the ferret in your care to spend time with him. Every time we are able to show the world what personable, cute critters our ferrets are, it takes us one person closer to the acceptance of ferrets by ferret non-lovers and allows attitudes towards them to be shifted. When people can look at ferrets beside their birds, cats and dogs, it helps them see them as pets. So, give Bandit a kiss and a treat and let him know that he is an ambassador for ferret goodwill within the animal world! -- renee :) It's amazing how much can be accomplished if nobody cares who gets the credit! Ferret Emergency Response, Rescue & Evacuation Team (F.E.R.R.E.T.) http://www.ferretemergency.org [log in to unmask] International Ferret Congress http://www.ferretcongress.org American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org [Posted in FML 5593]