Hi all, Well, unfortunately the ferret was still loose in the building. We actually had her in a squirrel trap this morning, but she didn't trip the trap door. She bolted down through the hole around the pipes, fell onto the vent system, got inside it through a hole, and made her way to the outside world. She was spotted twice outside, but I couldn't catch up to her. I'm afraid she may have run out of luck. The thing that perturbs me the most is that one of the department secretaries made a comment that someone may have let her loose in the building so that "someone will find her and give her a good home. It's better than letting her go outside." Well guess what, that's where she ended up. I have a horrible suspicion that this may indeed have been a deliberate release, not a matter of someone bringing her in and having her wander off. Since Saturday, no one has called us [security] to report a lost ferret. Any responsible owner would have reported the animal lost. I hope I'm wrong. I am still on duty for several more hours, and will continue watching for her. Janice and the critturs Silk, CGC [greyhound] Schenectady, NY V'orri [ferret] e-mail: [log in to unmask] assorted snakes [Posted in FML issue 1278]