Hello out there- My two sables (Babka- 1.5yrs,M & Tsatchka - 3 yrs, F) are wild about liquid - any liquid. While they are picky eaters, they will test almost anything liquid to determine if it is tasty or fun. Some examples: Diving For Raisins -- If I take a large salad bowl fill, it with water, and put a raisin in it Babka will lean over the bowl, immerse his head and shoulders in it, and search for the raisin. He does this with his eyes open, and when he finds it he will remove it, take off like a bandit, hide it, then come back and look for more. Coca-Cola -- Basically, I have had to almost stop drinking Coke because the very smell sends the fuzzies into a frenzy. They will stop at nothing to get to a glass of the sweet stuff including: running up the panty hose of a poor guest at a cocktail party who proceeded to scream and spill cola everywhere (ferrets 1, guests 0), scaling very tall curtians (9ft) to jump dowm on top of a wardrobe on top of which had been placed a can, and finally, assulting my mother who had the misfortune to sit on the couch and try to read with a glass in her hand. They actually sped by and attacked the glass as though it were a rabbit or something. Washing machines -- One day not so long ago I was doing my laundry and left the top of the machine open - you know, to fill it up before putting in the soap. Anyway, I forget to add the soap and thus to close the top. I am reminded of my oversight by the sound of wild scrabbling and when I run over I discover that Babka has decide to bathe himself. The strange part was, he seemed to like the taste of the soapy water (makes sense, he also eats shaving cream), and kept licking my hands and himself while I was drying him off. Coffee -- Around here the morning has become, well, a little nerve wracking. The rats have decided that they are interested in coffee. They don't like to drink it, really, but spilling it is another matter. No lazy cup o' joe in bed anymore. The worst part is that they tend to lurk in the AM, so it is difficult to tell where they are until it is too late. Oddly, tea appears to be quite safe. I suspect that this is only because I don't put sugar in mine. Merry Xmas from the whole crew Kevin (the author) Erika (human companion) Babka (ferretus maximus) Tsatchka (ferretus minimus) [Posted in FML issue 1041]