A big, cold hello to all the fuzzies and their pet people!! I found FML about 2 months ago & I think it's great! I completly fell in love with the little dears while working in a pet store. I learned after leaving about not keeping tham in pine shavings--but I never reccomended keeping them _directly_ on the shavings anyway. I was wondering if it was o.k. to keep them in a cage with a wire mesh floor w/ pine under the mesh? I know the reason this pet store did so was because the 6-7 week old kits we got were frequently not litter trained yet--YUCK! :} The pine helped absorb the urine and a little of the oder. I know that cat litter would probable the FML's choice for lining the cage bottom, but it's more expensivefor the stores. Should I suggest they use just newspaper--or will the "seperation" from the shavings be o.k.? The store manager & I are on pretty good terms, so maybe she'd listen to suggestions. After reading all the ferret & snow stories I decided to try Reeba out in the snow/sleet/ice. To say that she was not impressed would probably be an understatment! The first time I had her on a leash. She wondered briefly into the back yard, around the gas tank, and made a bee-line for the back door, where she promptly started scratching! I took a bit of pity on her and put her on my shoulder while I wondered down to grab the paper. She jumped down off my shoulder, (luckily the harness caught her so she wasn't hurt) and wondered a _tiny_bit and then looked up at me like "O.K. Mom, it's cold out here. Where did you put the door?!?" I admit it, I laughed:} But I did promptly take Reeba back inside and set her down in front of the furnace. She returned to her normal play activities. No grudge there! Maybe if we get some _REAL_ snow instead of this icy mess, she will like it better. Oh yeah! I don't use any shavings in my cage at home! I have the Mid-west Ferret Playpen for my smallest daughter. She loves it! Only problem is occassional falls from her bed when she forgets to wake up _before_ getting out of bed!:} She also gets quite a bit of free time around the house. Keep lovin' those critters! Wendy Bollinger <[log in to unmask]> Reeba <Mom won't let me have my own address! *POUT, POUT*> Kayla <I'm a CAT! I was here first, & I WON'T pretend I'm a ferret!> [Posted in FML issue 1445]