the experience i have had regarding tail wagging seems pleasureable for the ferret involved. Bartok "waggs" his tail (looking somewhat circular and rotating) when adventuring through his slinky. many of the listers call their little ones slinkies, but have you ever tried giving them one to play with. my tikes have a simple metal slinky which my roomate and i stretch accross the room. the little ones repeatedly crawl through it, back and forth and again, wagging all the while. they push and shove to be the one who gets to slink through it next. cute... very cute. i am still thinking about getting fourth ferret... adopting one rather. thanks to all who sent me personal mail, i will be on it soon. i just got back from new york city. jon_anne, who wished she could take her fuzzies to nyc Bartok, Little and Big, who wished to eat, i mean be taken to nyc [Posted in FML issue 0922]