About ferrets in apartments where they aren't allowed: I've had Scooter over half of the time I've lived in an apartment where the lease explicitly states NO PETS. Hell, it explicity states NO about any other thing you can think of, too. You have to have special dispensation from the landlords to breathe. Fortunately, the landlord leaves us alone most of the time. I had to leave the Scootmonster with a friend for a week or so once so they could come in and look at the water damage caused when the washing machine in the apartment above us broke, but that's about it. He's done his share of damage -- chewed carpet and a corner of the bedroom carpet that *permanently* smells like weasel urine--nothing gets it out. I'm just praying they don't look the place over too carefully when I move out. Collars- I keep a collar with a bell on Scooter at all times, since it's the only way I can keep track of him. Problem is, if the collar is loose enough to let him breathe, it's loose enough to slip off over his head. I lose more collars that way . . . Chris and Scooter The Alienated Teenage Vandal Weasel Bellingham, WA I am Ferret of Borg Bitter Apple is Irrelevant Litterboxes are Irrelevant Your Socks will be Assimilated [Posted in FML issue 1102]