Hi, all, My (slightly spastic) youngster Boo-Boo has a similar habit. When I use a water bowl (the type that clips onto a horizontal cage bar), she picks up the front edge of the bowl in her mouth, and allows it to slam down. Aside from being very annoying when I'm trying to sleep (she does it repeatedly, sometimes for as long as 20 minutes), the result is that water sloshes all over the floor of the cage, which she then laps up. She does sometimes drink right out of the bowl, but really likes to lick water off the bottom of the cage. (Licking water off my finger is also a real treat for her.) To save the mess, I use a water bottle, which both she and Murphy seem to like. She also likes to take the cat water bowl "on the road"--drag it across the kitchen floor, stopping every now and then, which of course allows water to slosh all over the kitchen floor. Don't know if she's trying to stash the water bowl in one of her hiding places, or if she really does prefer to drink off the floor instead of out of a bowl. Drinking out of a bowl has always looked awkward for both Murph and Boo-Boo, since they seem to have to kind of crane their necks, even if the bowl is positioned properly. Happy ferreting! Eric Lucas [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1520]