Howdy out there! I've been reading and trying to make some mental notes of stuff to mention in this posting - let's see how much I can remember!! Senility seems to kinda come and go for me!! Anyways, from what I've heard so far - I think I may get a Bumble Ball - I've seen the advertisements on TV and thought maybe my little fuzzikins would get a kick out of it! I have one of those balls that roll erratically around the room but my gang gets bored of it really quickly! Maybe I'll see if my friend's ferret, Felicia, would be more interested in it, instead of it collecting dust in the closet! As for two ferrets being more work than one, well, I think it kinda balances itself out in the long run. Sure, there's more poop in the litterbox, as well as the vet stuff and sometimes the little buggers co-operate to drive you crazy - BUT they also keep each other company. When I got my first ferret, Gushi (named for a character also from Quantum Leap - Scott Bakula's a babe and I thought of naming him Bakula but it sounded too much like Dracula and I wasn't big on the name Sam), I found I was feeling guilty sometimes cuz I did have other things to do and I couldn't always keep him entertained. So that's when I decided to get a second baby, Nik. Gushi spent the first little while using Nik as a chew toy and dragging him under the couch (three month age difference) - but it was so wonderful to see them fall asleep together for the first time and they've been good buddies ever since. I have actually four ferrets altogether, the other two being Buster and my foundling, Geisha. Now Gushi and sometimes Nik (the boss of the household who was *insanely* jealous when I brought this little chickie home) play too rough with her, but she and Buster are like boyfriend and girlfriend. She follows him around and vice versa, they play nice together and Geisha often what Buster does, she tries to do. Buster seems to know that she's smaller (though fatter!) than him and lets (?) her win when they play & wrestle. There's definite difference in the way he plays with her versus how he plays with the other boys - it's just so cute! Vaccuums - hmmmmmmm . . . both Nik and Geisha try to triumph over the Roaring Rug Monster and attack the head of the vaccuum; Gushi tries to attack it from behind and until very recently, Buster would run for the hills, usually taking refuge underneath the couch - until of course, I started to run the Monster underneath there - AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! IT'S AFTER ME!!!!!!!! Buster is slowly becoming less of a wimp - maybe he doesn't want to look bad in front of his "girlfriend", afterall she boldly attacks the Monster! I don't let them stick their heads in the hose - I'd be afraid of collapsing a little lung - am I a paranoid mommy and the vaccuum isn't strong enough to do that or is it possible?? All of my fuzzies LOVE the taste of soap and are more than helpful in licking all that nasty stuff off of my legs, toes fingers if given a chance! Just don't fall in the shower - AAAAAAAAACK! THE WET STUFF'S ATTACKING ME!!!!!!!! About male ferret's being less troublemakers then females - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Sorry, but my Nik is the ultimate sh*t-disturber with both Gushi and Buster bringing in a close tie for second. Geisha is an angel in comparison - though I think it's just because she's too short and pudgy to jump up and get into most stuff - maybe she's been giving the boys ideas though . . . Anyways, this is mighty long! Sorry! Happy ferret dancing to all! George and her Furry-ous Foursome! [Posted in FML issue 1118]