This morning I put Jeep out on the back porch like I do every day in warm weather. Today when I went back out there he kept following me around and was indicating he wanted back inside which usually means back in his cage. He knows that drill very well so I assumed he wanted 'in' again. But he loves being free out on that porch and he had only been there a very short time. Do I kept my presence and for sure Jeep was 'telling' me he wanted in right away. Then I noticed his stainless steel water dish was dry! He was thirsty and needed a drink! He could not tell me that but he could tell me he wanted back into his cage where there awaited at least a gallon of good clean water. That is what he wanted. So I got a group of dihydrous oxide in a containment vessel and installed that into his bowl. Immediately he ran to it the instant he heard all that liquid hit the metal and he began sucking that stuff down his gut. Yes, he was thirsty and that is what he was trying to tell me! I finally got the message and Jeep went on as usual not 'asking' to get inside any more. Ferrets will tell you what is on their mind if you take the time to figure out what they are saying to you. They talk to you allt he time, you just have to learn their language. They jabber constantly and never offer negative comments. Gordon and Jeep Aarrow-Ranch Aviation J. Gordon Bengtson CEO CI-ASMEL *** Virginia is for Power Out Lovers. *** [Posted in FML 7549]