... when the criteria for buying myself a new home includes a bedroom for The Girls (1 fem sable Chipper, and 2 fem silver Gina), but no considerations for the SO. Defiantly believe in the Ferret-Mother psychic bond. My girls do not scream or dook when accidently locked in somewhere. I have sometimes heard a faint scratching on the door, but rely on my intuition when either may be in trouble. I did bathe my indoor girls about every 8 days due to fleas this summer, and have started 2 week bathes (adding baby oil to the bath water so their skin does not dry out) until the NC fall progresses (the cold weather approaching seems to be killing the fleas (possible?)). Shari (31, somedays going on 55-Where *are* The Girls? Other days 12-Where are The Girls. *I* want to play!) [Posted in FML issue 1349]