Hi everybody, I have a couple of questions. Amelia's well down the shedding road now, and I wanted to give her some hairball remedy to make sure things go, so to speak, smoothly. (Also that _half_ a pencil I found under the couch made me worry). I bought some Petromalt, but the problem is that Amelia doesn't seem to consider it edible. Do most ferrets like this stuff? Is there anything else they might like better? If I mix it with her food or Linatone, will it still work? Amelia doesn't like a lot of stuff that ferrets are supposed to go crazy for, and she definitely wasn't interested in 8-in-1 FerretBites. The date on the top was 94353, whatever that exactly means. I assumed she was just being finicky, but if that date means the 353rd day of 1994 which would be December, maybe there is a problem with that batch. Final question-- I'm looking for soft-sided animal carriers which can act to hide a ferret as well as provide a means to carry her around when it is no longer winter (now, she just rides in a coat sleeve or cuddles above the jacket's waistband). I don't have Web access, so I can't check out the photos that were mentioned there. I'm faxing the company mentioned by Bill Williamson tonight, but would appreciate any other information, particularly about Canadian manufacturers (things cost umpteen billion dollars more when you change the currency and pay duty), or about how to convert regular duffel bags. Ideally whatever I use would have some kind of ventilation. I have checked athletic stores, and did find one bag which would have been perfect except that it was black, a bad idea for the summer. TIA! Amelia goes to school with me tommorrow to meet some professors. One of the ones who really wants to meet her is an archaeology prof, and I dread having her in his office, which is filled with all kinds of interesting small items (little bones, shiny stones) to filch and hide! Definitely a harness day... Regina (no! put back that priceless ivory figurine!) Amelia (hey, I wonder where this airduct goes and how many holes sharp little ferret teeth can make in ivory-- wait a minute, harness?!?) [Posted in FML issue 1177]