An easy way to protect carpet from the carpet sharks: I put down clear mailing tape down on the doorway area where if the door is closed the tape protrudes 3-4 inches on either side. I ended up putting about 12 strips down to cover the entire area. This is especially helpful living in an apartment where the pet deposit is $450 a pet! I got another ferret for my birthday, like last year! Let's see, I am 21 as of today so if I keep this up I can be like Bob by the time I'm 33! This is a white albino male that is 6 months old. I've been taking my time naming him because it has to meet so many requirements! It has to look like him, be witty, and go with the name Cosmo. If anyone has a knack (sp?) for this naming thing, email with your best efforts and I will award a prize (for your ferrets of course!) to the winner. Jenny, Cosmo, and the White One ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are." Anais Nin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Posted in FML issue 1462]