I have always had problems with Weezul and his quest for excitement, but he finally went too far. I work evenings so Thursday around 2:30 am, after I got home from work, I went down to the basement to play with the two "wild men",Teebone and Weezul. Teebone was up but Weezul was no where in sight. I assumed he was still slumbering until I heard a faint scratching noise coming from the storage area. The storage area has been blocked off by a four foot high piece of plywood. Weezul many times before has broken my barrier and gained access to this area, but I thought I had covered all possible entry ways. Previously he has pushed boxes, dryer hoses, anything movable and hopped up on the objects and climbed over the wall, but not this time. There was no indication of "forced entry." I searched the area outside the storage area and no Weezul was to be found. My first thought was that he was inside the wall, but I found no holes. There is no light in the wedge shaped storage area, it runs under a stairwell, so I grabbed a flashlight and began calling his name and searching. There is a two-foot high pile of wood (unassembled antique wardrobe) in the far corner of the area and I searched around this area. Again I heard a faint scratch, but I could not see him. I had to remove each large panel of wood one by one or I thought I might crush him. Finally when I got down to about 6 inch from the floor I saw him totally wedged between the wall and wood. He had his head and body caught so firmly that he could only move his legs and that was the faint noise I heard. I had to slowly move the wood away from the wall or I would've crushed him. I hugged and kissed him and cried at the same time I was so happy. He was dehydrated and alittle wobbly and starving but he is fine now. He could have been stuck there at least 8 hrs! If he would not have been able to make any noise I don't know if I would have found him. I still do not know how he got over the board. He probably used Teebone to stand on, ferrets are that intelligent! I never underestimate what they are capable of. So if you think you have your home ferret proofed, I have learned that when there is a will, there is a way on the part of the ferret. Ferrets certainly keep a person on their toes. Teebone has had two operations for a botched descenting job he had before I purchased him. The second operation was the most difficult because of the amount of scar tissue and the size and location of the gland. The ducts had been destroyed when they did the descenting, but the glands where still entact which caused all of the problems. He is doing fine now. Fred is going in Monday to have a tumor removed which is growing out of his ear. I hope the vet doesn't have to sew the ear up completely after he removes the tumor. The vet also said he has a orphan ferret that needs a home, so I guess I might be adding another to my gang of six. Sorry if this is so lengthy but it sure is nice to have a place to write, to people who can understand the trials and tribulations of those who love ferrets. On the subject of thieves, it is my cat that sneaks into the ferrets' area and steals their toys! Judy and the six ferret geniuses, Weezul,Teebone,Fred,Sable,Faucett, Boo and Teakey the cat who thinks he's smart and the two cockateils Mad Max and Squeaker who know the cat is on the dull side. [Posted in FML issue 0782]