I discovered the best way to get my message across to Noodle and Friday is to toss one or the other in the cage when they're bad - it's especially effective if one's put back in the cage while the other's left to run around. 10, 15 min of cage makes for a sulky ferret. Doesnt work on Potpie, who just goes to sleep until i let her out again. I take for granted that my ferrets are spoiled to some extent, but i realized the other night that i might have lived a bit too long with Potpie and let her get away with a bit too much when she asked to be set up on the kitchen countertop while i was doing dishes. This isnt so bad, but when she started drying my dishes for me by thoughtfully licking the excess water from them, i thought maybe it's a good thing i live alone, and maybe i shouldnt have guests over any more, heh. Heck, at least she's earning her room and board. :) Melissa, a little too accomodating of her pets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa Litwicki [log in to unmask] Radio Controlled Operation In Vivid Six Ways Of Movement With Reality! [Posted in FML issue 1405]