Hi all. Summer is upon us and here in Houston it is already up to 94 in the afternoon. YUCK! We have the air on and the house is at a comfy 75 at all times. Unfortunately, poor Rocket is stuck indoors. He loves going outside but I am afraid that the heat may bother him. Can anyone give me an idea of how long is ok to play outside in the summer? And the first signs to watch for if he gets overheated? He really misses running around in the grass and playing in the dirt! I have an odd question-which is more common in ferrets-a pink nose or a black nose? In all the ferrets I have seen and pictures on the net, very few have a black nose (Rocket does). Just wondering. Oh, I wrote a few days ago that Rocket had stopped eating-well, things seem to be much better now. I was getting realy woried since it had been 4-5 days and he had eaten very little but then on Saterday he ate... and ATE and ATE...Had to refill his bowl and then he kept on eating! Things seem to be moving smoothly put Ill keep the petromalt flowing freely just in case. Happy Ferreting! Diane and Alex (humans) owned by Rocket (named after the Houston Rockets basketball team when they won the world championships-May they do it again this year!) [Posted in FML issue 1218]