>From: RICHARDS <[log in to unmask]> >I need to know if anyone has any ideas on how I can take my Slinkie for a >bike ride safely. I take Felix on *motorcycle* rides; he just sleeps in my jacket, usually curled up at my belly under both a sweatshirt and a leather jacket. I limit rides to 1/2 hour tops, plenty of time to get to a local park for playtime. Monitor *your* temperature carefully; if your chest/stomach feels the slightest bit cold, slow down or stop. Ferrets generally deal with cold surprisingly well, a lot better than heat, but don't push it. I'm in California on near the coast, so I don't have to deal with very high or very low temperatures. Key thing is to tie off the bottom of the jacket so he can't drop down! Once I kill the motor, he knows the ride part is over and he gets all eager to jump out and play...which means I'm always *REAL* carefull not to get PULLED OVER - trying to explain the wiggly thing in my jacket to some cop is not my idea of fun. Not a prob though, my lights work, I run stock pipes, there's nothing that attracts attention. [Posted in FML issue 1607]