Hi Everyone! Years ago, and many ferrets later, I rescued an albino boy from a petting zoo. He was kept outside all of the time, rice hulls were the floor covering, one filthy hammock that was shredded in an attempt to have a place to hide and a nasty pillowcase on the floor. He would take the pillowcase to the water dish that was full of all kind of nasty stuff and get a drink through the fabric. To make a long story shorter--after AJ came home to live with me he would still try to bring any fabric he could find to the water dish to strain his water. I would tell him that his water would always be clean and he didn't need to strain it anymore. He finally stopped, but would still do it once in a great while. I currently have a sable that if there is a towel or blanket within 2 feet of water, it MUST be put in the water, sometimes to drink through, other times,only he knows why! He will even try to put the rug I put the container of water on for them to play in (small cat litter box trays) into to the water. I have stopped trying to correct this behavior, as it is just one of those "ferretty" things that they must do! I as their servant and caregiver I clean up after their furry LIL butts! and be glad they are still here on earth with me! To know a ferret, is to Love a ferret! E.T. [Posted in FML 7492]