One thing that my ferrets like in a dig box are empty plastic medicine bottles. I just remove the labels and toss them in. A warning though.... 2 ferrets plus a bin of medicine bottles equals a lot of NOISE! As many of you know my Sammy, the guitar playing ferret, left for the Rainbow Bridge a while back. I never did have the heart to remove his guitar hanging on his cage. Luckily his cagemate Socks decided that she had enough of the single life and joined another group. I put Gem and Sneaky in their former cage. Much to my surprise BOTH have learned to play the guitar. Sneaky is my reformed face biter, house destroying, nothing is too high to climb, no barrier will stop her, ferret. For years I have used plexiglass panels to close off rooms that my ferrets should not go into. They are low enough for cats to jump over and people to step over but high enough to prevent ferrets from entering a room....except Sneaky. How does a ferret climb over a smooth surfaced panel? I have no idea. Sneaky is sneaky and won't do it when I'm watching. Doors are now closed when she plays the guitar to get out for playtime. With 5 musical daughters and a house full of musical instruments, I am wondering what other hidden musical talents ferrets may have. They do like to run across the piano keys but how about the flute, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet and coronet? Any ideas on what I could call their band? I could be their manager and find some gigs for them. And how about weddings? Yeah, they could play at those! Two of my teenage daughters just got back from playing with Oregon Coast Lab Band called "Evolution" at the big Sacramento, California Jazz Festival. I wonder if they would like a group of ferrets playing the big band sound next year? WOW...the possibilities! Nancy, dreaming of traveling on the road with her musical ferrets..... [Posted in FML 6354]