After reading that wonderful story about scritching the ferret for two hours and getting him to eat, I tried it with mine, but they won't sit still for that long! At least they're eating. *Sigh.* I agree with many others that even though the FML is long, there's lots of good information and I don't mind scanning through it for the things that interest me. And I, too, think that BIG is doing a terrific job as moderator. And my ferrets want to meet all the other ferrets on the FML! Linda -- owned by Esperanza, Frankie Doodle, Lucky Charminator, and The Littlest Angel [Posted in FML issue 1164]