An ex (i assume) FML-er watched my ferrets while i was in boston, and when i picked them up, he gave me an idea to try later - ferret yawning contests. Assuming your ferret will sit or lie still long enough, how many times can you make it yawn in a minute? Teehee - no scruffing allowed. I sit with my knees together and plop Noodle on his back - he lies perfectly with legs splayed and head by my knees - and then scratch the sides of his neck to make him yawn. Potpie yawns (and sits still!) if i scratch her cheeks. I think my best record is 10 yawns/minute with Potpie...Both love the attention and scritches, despite the experimental nature of the event. I took my best ferret toy, a pingpong ball attached to a nearly invisible string, and hung it from a doorjamb so that it dangles two inches above the carpet. The ferrets chase it for thirty minutes at a time - it bounces from the door, hallway walls, and off the ferrets, but they cant grab it for more than a few seconds before it spring away again. Perfect way to tucker out a ferret! I hang it out of reach after about 15 minutes, usually, so they dont grow bored with it - so i can show my friends when they come over :) Melissa and three pooped weasels two ferret-proof bedrooms and an apaaaartment with-ooout a christmas tree ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa Litwicki [log in to unmask] Radio Controlled Operation In Vivid Six Ways Of Movement With Reality! [Posted in FML issue 1414]