To Mary & the Modern Ferrets: About Strange Behavior While I can't say if toy hoarding is really normal or not, we saw the same behavior in Mo for a couple of months when he was diagnosed with Lymphosarcoma. He had this ragged filthy cat head he carried around with him constantly - it had specific hiding places, none of the other ferrets could touch it - he even carried it to bed with him & slept with it! We decided that it was just his little security blanket. Most of our other ferrets have adopted and hoarded some toy (some more than others). It seems to be normal behavior around here! Just don't try to move one of these special toys from their respective hidey holes - or you're sure to get one dirty look as it is being put away again! :) Andi [Posted in FML issue 1191]