Note to Reisling's owner: it's plenty hot and humid here, and Potpie's been pretty lethargic as well. I dont think she minds the heat _too_ much, but she deals with it by being a lot less active; she'll start skittering somewhere, flatten out to cool off her belly on the floor, pick up and skitter a bit more.... i figure she's gotta cool off somehow. She also rolls over a lot more--skitters over to me, flops onto her back and looks at me sorta sideways--undoubtedly an attempt to cool down a bit, but cute nonetheless. :) As she hasn't been panting and she's always got water and a direct breeze (ive got the fan directed towards her cage at all times) im not too concerned, although i balk at putting a _pan_ of water in her cage for her (she hates water anyway--will NOT stand to be put in the shower or bathtub!) as she'd only make a nasty mess. A happy aside note: Potpie's got a new cage. 4' high, 3'x2' wide and long, with five different broad shelves and a linoleum bottom--we saw the cage (it's a 'cat cage') at the pet store and thought it was PERFECT for the little oft-locked-up girl. She loves the room, and for the amount of space the cage provides, its collapsibility, and the ease of cleaning it, the $180 i paid was a bargain (it's even on wheels :). It also provided a stellar hiding place for the poor girl when we introduced her to the only other ferret she's ever met--a bumbling, huge Pepe le Peu of a sable male who didnt even notice she was hiding under the cage until she bolted for the bed. Yet another Funny Ferret Moment (tm), albeit a carefully monitored one; Potpie's definitely an only child. Peoples she likes, critters she dont. And a proud brag: i'm house-sitting for a friend two or three days a week, and i have a cage there for Potpie so i can keep her with me when i move btw houses. After her introduction to the new place, after exploring every last nook and cranny ('Ooooh! NEW CLOSETS! With SHOES in them!') and all 5 rooms of the first floor, it seems she's faithfully using only her litterbox to go to the bathroom in. :) :) At least, i _think_ so...the comprehensive check of the ferretdamage done to the house goes on this week so i can futiley try to ferret-proof some of it. (note: the gaps under the closet doors are all 1.5" high. No way in HELL can Potpie be kept out or me successfully ferretproof it w/o permanently altering the house.) Potpie, 'im SURE beth wanted all the clumps of doghair cleaned out from under the stove' and Melissa, 'stop it! get out of there! no! stop that! come HERE, you little nit!' (dont worry, she gets kissed incessantly on the nose far more than she gets yelled at :) [A caution: please don't include your signature when you send to anon!] [Posted in FML issue 0866]