Yes, Mr Ed Lipinski, I DO dribble the warm water directly from my mouth (aka lips) to the ferret's lips! And NO, I am NOT worried about them giving me ucky germs, when I had a cold, I did NOT give them any dribbles, and this visibly frustrated them! They will come to me for this bonding several times a day. Do I know where their lips and tongues have been? Yup - I've seen them grooming themselves. But my immune system is up to par as is theirs. I look forward to your query... Cheers, Kim please visit: for ferret help and info: http://holisticferret.proboards80.com/index.cgi http://ferretopia.proboards51.com/index.cgi yahoo groups Natural Ferrets for fun: www.vanityferret.com (password required: "FerretsRfun") [Posted in FML 6232]