Hehe, I have my own butter luvin ferrt - Roman! Butter has been an excellent tool to help him get over his penchant for chomping noses and toeses! But as ferrets do, he has moved on to alternative tastes. He is now on a Mayonnaise kick! Roman came to me a ferret improperly introduced to human hands, so his response was to chomp first, nevermind questioning why! Many piercings later and several ounces of blood lost he will now allow himself to be picked up and even cuddled; and is even more willing to do so if butter or mayonnaise is handy! He scorns ferretone, ferret lax and most other so called "ferret approved" delights. This Sunday (as all Sunday's are in my house) was their weekly nail trimming day. Seems natural fed, free roaming ferret's nails grow exceptionally fast! Everyone else goes nuts for the ferretone and except for the first squirm as the cool liquid hits their belly, they all settle quietly while I nip their long claws. Not so with Roman! No, Roman is a "special" ferret! He has worked all week to keep his lovely coat in tip top shape and will NOT suffer it to become slathered in any oily substance! Unless that substance is mayonnaise! Thankfully his taste for the white stuff is still at generic brand level and hopefully will NOT become a gourmet requirement! A two finger dip of mayo spread upon his belly and inner thigh will keep him occupied long enough for me to trim all his claws. The others don't think the mayo is quite as tastey- they'll taste test it, but would much prefer the normal "ferret tested" tone. Of course Roman's requirement for mayo may be one reason why his coat IS so glorious! Cheers!, Kim [Posted in FML 6123]