Hey Georgette-- Your ferret is not the only one with a bizarre nose fetish! Amelia has woken me up in the middle of the night a few times by sticking her nose up my nose-- a truely odd odd odd sensation, and one that startled the heck out of me the first time she did it at three in the morning. I'm not exactly sure what they think they'll find.... I can't remember who wrote about two of their ferrets pawing the side of the water dish with one paw while holding it with the other-- Amelia does this as well, she does it to make the water slosh out onto the floor. For some reason, she vastly prefers drinking water from a thin film on the floor rather than from a dish. The funny thing is when she sloshes too much and soaks her chest and feet-- traitorous water dish! To Bill the Ferretologist in NZ-- your post sounded like Mercy was pregnant when you found her-- was she? How some people can be so horrible to the animals that can bring them so much joy is beyond me. I'm glad you found her and gave her a helping hand, so to speak. And, while I'm rambling, Kelleen, you posted a while back that you thought Fancy would make a fine ferret name-- well, my mom has a greyhound named Fancy, shortened from her track name Fancy Diamond (white diamond on the back of her neck). My mom thought at first it was a silly name but it suits this delicate spindly somewhat silly dog. And that's it for today, my fine ferrety friends! Regina (!@*%^ What tha...) Amelia (Hmm, I wonder what's in here...) [Posted in FML issue 1354]