There have been too many cases of them getting under the brake pedal or gas pedal when those were needed in an emergency. The result -- even when the ferret is squashed -- has been dead ferrets AND car accidents. Those would have been such easily avoided accidents and deaths by just putting the ferrets into a carrier in the first place. ---- >Yesterday you posted an FLO telephone intercept that had me describing >a ferret bite to Sukie as being " just on the inside of my big toenail >and also directly underneath on the fleshy bottom." Besides which, of course, it never happened. The last time I had a bite from any of the ferrets was ages ago, and that includes broken up fights between Morney and Pivot (which sadly still happen many days). Now, what HAS happened recently, including 5 minutes ago was that I was Poofed by Pivot for breaking up the fight, and yes my feet are among the stinky parts of me now, so maybe Edward was thinking of that? Me getting bitten is just a fiction Edward was trying out. Maybe a story would be better told with chickens instead of real people if bites are involved? Opps, sorry Hebert! Didn't mean to scare you. Now, years ago we had a ferret who would GENTLY cradle my big toe in her mouth when she was ill or in pain to let us know, but that was long ago. She was a famous ferret, too, who was often on All Things Considered because she was in love with, Richard Harris, their main science reporter's voice -- absolutely, totally, irrevocably in complete love with his voice. The speakers boxes got many kisses and she danced so much when he spoke. So, Meeteetse was on National Public Radio about 4 or 5 times, including her obituary when she passed away well into her 8th year. In her final months she was having us hold her up to the speaker so that she could kiss him when he came on the air. I don't know when Alexandra was last bitten or poofed. Personally, I think that FLO is working on a flying saucer again. Just my guess... Alexandra being draft horse (by her own admission) explains why she knits such big hats. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 6280]