To anyone interested: I have info on a ferret book and stuffed animal. The book is "Wild and Free: the story of a Black-footed ferret" by Jo-Ellen Bosson, also available on cassette (#B1690 [$11.95] and #BC1690 [$16.95] respectively) and the stuffed animal is, with book and cassette #PBC1690 [$39.95] or #P1690 [24.95] alone. These are available from SOUNDPRINTS (part of the Smithsonian Inst.) at 165 Water St, P.O.Box 679, Norwalk, CT 06856 or 1-800-228-7839 >>>>>>> This is not a commercial endorsement, just FYI <<<<<<< Also, HELP... I added to my roomate her brother a 2 1/2 mo. male. I am having trouble discerning between sibling rivalry and pure fighting. The female is _much_ smaller, but seems to give as good as she gets and also tends to initiate a lot of fights, but her brother is bigger and I am afraid that he will hurt her... No bleeding or screaming so far just a lot of hissing and ear chewing. And I thought that one ferret was a handful!! I think that they're going thru their "terrible twos" a little early... I've tried the nose, bitter apple, isolation, & squirt gun to prevent no-no behavior (hard-bites, etc) with very little success -any other suggestions ?? Also, I recall earlier postings about vege-ferrets. My two love little, sweet carrots and will become violent over them. I've changed their diet from Science D. to Iams and they seem to be eating less, but gaining more. They don't like raisins or bananas but love those carrots. Another question (sorry this is so long) - I am bathing them with Mane & Tail horse shampoo (okay for human use too) and they seem to have really moist coats without dry skin problems (no scratching or flakes). Has anyone else tried this ? Thanks again, David Childress Mikos (Miko) & Nikolas(Niko) [log in to unmask] /\/\:) /\/:) [Posted in FML issue 1086]