Hello All - I meant to post this information earlier, but forgot : (. On November 30th, there was an article in the gardening column of the Washington Times advocating the use of ferret "dung" as a mole repellent. It seems a man had quite a few moles tunneling happily in his yard. He tried everything to get rid of these creatures, including rigging a little guillotine (sp). Finally, in desperation, he put ferret "dung" down the holes. Ka-Wowie-Ka-Zam -- no more moles. They went next door to live in his neighbor's Burmuda grass lawn. Anyway, I do not have a copy of the article now, but the writer advocated trying the ferret "dung" as a mole deterent and thought there should be some sources. I know that ferret feces has been used in the past and present to scare away rodents. I was amused by the the article, meant to mention it, and as I said, forgot. However, a member of my staff received a letter from her mother asking if I would send a "sack of ferret dung" home with her at Christmas so that she could put it down the mole holes in her yard..........Do I perceive an underground backyard business here?? Gad, like many of you, I must have discarded TONS of this valuable product! A mouse has been getting into the kitchen cupboard where I keep my sacks of ferret food. Last night I cleaned out the cupboard, and at the back of both shelves placed ferret poop to see if it would keep away little mousie. I will let you know if it works. For Tanya - Canela's prolapsed rectum is not normal. I am especially concerned because you mentioned that it contstantly "seeped blood". You also mentioned that she was not as active as your other ferrets. A four month old ferret should be active enough to make you totally crazy. Please get Canela to the vet ASAP. Several things could be going on here, from mild to serious. Don't mean to scare you -- could be just a little fissure that keeps bleeding, but I suspect she is loosing enough blood to make her anemic, which would also keep her rundown.. I frequently see pet store kits with prolapsed rectums. This, I suspect, is becaise of too young an introduction to hard regular feed instead of mush which is easier for babies to digest, or sometimes because of healing from descenting. Please check into this and let me and FML know how she is doing. Scott -- Yes, ferrets do bark. Usually barking is a warning from a very alarmed ferret. Since you mention he is getting dominated, I suspect his barking is to warn off his aggressive ferret friend because she is upsetting him.. As things get sorted out, he probably will stop barking. Ferrets will bark as a warning, or in fear, or sometimes if they are in pain. Tucker is probably saying "Back off, baby!". Best to all, meg [Posted in FML issue 1407]