Harnesses: Cheaper harnesses can be made from nylon kitten figure-8 harnesses (available from almost any pet store). Even the smallest harness is almost always to big so you'll want to size it down (we do this by heating the end of a metal coat hanger and melting through the nylon at the right spot). Be sure to make your harness tight enough...we adjust ours by strapping the ferret in (but not doing the buckle yet) and letting them gently dangle from the spare harness end (this seems extreme but our little escape weasels can get out of any harness not adjusted this way/tight...several times we've ended up walking an empty leash and harness with our weasel skittering in the bushes nearby). Burials: I've taken to burying our pets under rose bushes. It started with our cat, Iwipoo (she used to like to sniff flowers while I was gardening). I buried her in our yard and planted a pink rose bush (the kind that has a million little flowers) there. The when Frances (our first ferret) died, her grave was marked by red rose bush (the kind that makes only one or two perfect blossoms a year). I like the idea of them becoming the rose, which I can then take inside and enjoy, year after year. [Posted in FML issue 0759]