Hi all, I was wondering about something. I agree that a muzzle will give off a bad impression and I also understand the wish to protect ones little ones, but I was wondering how it could be engineered to actually work. I've taken a good look at Nibbles since this conversation cropped up and I am not convinced that anyone could make a muzzle that would work on ferrets. Judging by the shape of the skull and the fact that a ferret can lay flat, effectively eliminating any "edges" that the muzzle could wrap around, I'm at a loss to think of a way to design one. I'm not interested in making one myself, but I'd like to see a design that actually worked. I could see them now, laying down flat, putting their pwas on the muzzle and shimmying out of it. I just don't think it can be done. At least not in a way that isn't cruelly limiting the ferret's mobility. I've seen dog muzzels and because of the shape of a dog's head, the muzzle can stay on and only limit the dog's jaw mobility. This kind of design, I believe, would be totally ineffectual on ferrets and any attempt at attaching it to a type of harness would (IMHO) severly limit the mobility of a ferret's neck and possibly their shoulder area as well. I don't think it can be done, but would be interested in seeing a model that works. Jim Makowski and Nibbles(Muzzle???!!!! There has to be something in the union rules against muzzles!) [Posted in FML issue 1155]