The best "trick" I ever taught my ferret has been to come to the sound of his treat box shaking (or any box of rice or noodles). Even when he's dead asleep somewhere and I can't find him, the treat box wakes him and he comes running. It's gotten him out of some bad situations too as I was learning to ferret proof. As he would disappear into a crevice between the cupboards or behind the refridgerator, I would shake the box and out he would come. And while he is eating (I always give him a treat when he comes---even if he was doing something bad in the first place), I can remedy the problem. Azrael does know his name and "no" but chooses to answer to those only when he isn't too busy. But the treat box never fails. Hope this trick helps someone else too. Lorali J Barber Editorial Assistant 301-530-7038 Fax 301-571-8303 E-mail [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1586]