Lissette what a thoughtful and brilliant post you gave us yesterday about the downsides of owning ferrets due to their sometimes destructive behaviors. Yes I am currently writing an article about the "messes" they make. The topic does not focus on home damage, but sure enough it will be discussed. I try to make all of my Buzz About Ferret stories entertaining, exciting and light hearted. And in any article that I have written or will write, I work very hard to give the core a freshness and bring new things to light about the subject. In addition, I search long and hard for a twist, hook or a thoughtful moral that has not been discussed. I'm going to be thinking long and hard about possibly adding a serious twist to it and warn readers that although the stories in the article are all good and fun, they might not be to new and unsuspecting owners. So thank you for that, and I'm sure future ferret fanciers and novices will also thank you. Now as for your request, here is a list of our past destruction: Carpet by the fronts of doors complete shredded beyond repair Furniture dug out and shredded beyond repair Screen doors ... the same Wires chewed and even broken 60 dollar controllers destroyed Shoes chewed Children's toys with any soft plastic or rubbery material in them chewed up Plants sent six feet under Betta fish homes knocked over and fish hurt but saved Those things and much more have occurred few and far between over more than 30 years with me, but I am far more vigilant than most people and am very protective of my home. Many of those incidents only happened once or twice and I learned my lesson. Most of my life was lived in apartments, so when ferrets were freed they required my undivided attention, especially given the fact that I've always lived with multiple species (many being natural prey to a ferret including ... human baby toes). Luckily I never could afford cable to distract my little pea brain. Hoarders and Snapped was not around to suck me in. Today, my ferrets are absolutely boring because I and my family have never let them get a taste of any of those things. But, ferrets never "quit". They have no "quit" in their blood. So we remain careful. I must go now to tend to a twitchy little fellow, Dave the coral banded shrimp, who is safely locked up in a secure 50 gallon salt tank and who's food is securely put up in the freezer. Cheers all! Wolfy [Posted in FML 6941]