Mark Zmyewski: > ... and have brushed both ferrets' teeth a few times. Gad - I'm glad you aren't owned by Monster!!! She's got gum disease, and I have some vet stuff (Oral Cleansing Gel by Maxi Guard); one drop above each canine each day - took 3 minutes the first day, 10 the second, 20 the third. Now we're down to 30sec. She _HATES_ it, but I'd like to see her keep her teeth. But brushing?? I'd have to have a death wish! <G> Scruffing: Monster will absolutely not tolerate scruffing. Don't know why, neither the vet or I have managed it - she goes wacko, biting, hissing, twisting, etc. So, I pick her up under the belly (thumb and index finger on either side on her), hold her about 1' from my face and shout _NO_. Then 10 min downtime with a towel drapped over the 'viewing' side of the cage. Not always effective, but better than nothing. Biting: I wear a glove - she's been allowed to bite all her life, and had a difficult time adjusting to moving in with me. Given that, I let her continue rather than make too many changes - she only knows biting and chasing (ferret tag <G>) for play. She only bites in play, and is only allowed to bite the glove. I did decide my feet were off limits! >(Biojoke: Roseanne Barr...Barr Bodies...absent in XY females? Ok, I won't >do it again). Thought I'd left sad science jokes behind after Gr. 13 physics - Uuugghhh! Megan and Monster ************** Good, she's gone for a minute. I'll sneak this in, 'cause I'm not allowed on the desk! Don't tell. Switch: I'll try that route to the cupboards if Megan ever leaves a chair in the kitchen! She's not very neat (always great for an obstacle course around here!), but seems to realize I will climb, even though I can't jump! Sucky things and brooms: No big sucky things around here! Only one little one, but I tried to find out why it was so noisy, and Megan won't let me out to play with it when it comes out of it's cage anymore <sigh>. She does let me play tag with the broom though - I chase the broom, then the broom chases me, then I chase it! It's almost as much fun as when I play tag with her! She hides around the corner, but I always find her! Monster [Posted in FML issue 1483]