Melissa, Potpie, and Friday here - Friday loves water, does the head-dunking thing, etc. Potpie, however, can't stand it - she'll only let the tips of her whiskers brush the surface of the water, but never, ever any farther! If the floor is wet, she literally skitters across it on her CLAWS - desperately trying not to get the pads on her feet wet. Adorable. :) Cute story #2: the ferret game that both enjoy is Ferret Under The Box. We have a number of boxes in our living room, which has slick hardwood floors (Friday's nemesis - high speed turn! no! aie! *slide*THUMP!*). One of the boxes is about the size of a shoebox but twice as deep, and we regularly flip it upside down and 'trap' a ferret underneath - they gleefully spend the next 15 minutes pushing the box around the floor, whumping into things, and fascinating the cat. /Nothing/ is funnier than watching a mysteriously animated box jerkily whirling and zipping across the floor, frequently running into things. :) They know perfectly well how to get out, and happily run back under the box if given the opportunity...hysterical! As far as introducing the two goes, I can now hold Potpie while Friday sniffs her, and Potpie won't lunge for the kill /immediately/ - i feel i'm making progress. :) Potpie - Master Raisin Eater Friday - Master Cat's Ear Chewer Spooky the cat - Harrassed Melissa - just /one/ more ferret, hmmm, maybe i'll get /one/ more. ++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++ Melissa Litwicki "It's big, sharp teeth and claws versus [log in to unmask] a mind of questionable wit." ++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++ [Posted in FML issue 1191]