To Dee McNally: Wait a minute -- are you saying that when you get home and let your ferret out, you then immediately put him in another separate room or space apart from you? If that's the case, it's no wonder he's wistful -- he wants you to play with him and spend some time with him! Ferrets are naturally inquisitive and social; if you're home, he wants to be with you! Linda [Posted in FML issue 1499]