Let me guess ...hes' deaf. (The owners reply was a yes. So here was my reply:) Okay but here's the thing. NOBODY knows why. NOBODY. I mean we've brainstormed for years about this on the deaf ferrets list and have come up wih nothing. And also it's not a really "common" behavior in deaf ferrets, in that I would not say the majority of them engage in this behavior at any time, ya know? But it is definately a deaf ferret "thing" (to see digging out dishes well past kithood) that we see a lot. And you do see it a lot in them. You know, sometimes Renee Downs gives me insight to some little things from working with the deaf so much. I should ask her if she has any theories on this. Renee? Or maybe some of our deaf folk on the FML here might have ideas? I'm sorry I cannot help beyond what you've already tried and what others have suggested. I realize that by telling that many deaf ferrets do this does not tell you "why" your baby does this, let alone give you any clues as to how to stop it. Just one of the many eccentric quirks we enjoy about our deafies. Lol. Wolfy ps, Have you tried contacting SuperTonks? Perhaps he can assist you ... [Posted in FML 6215]