Dear Eden Rain, Loved hearing about your ferrets and the flute. We had a similar experience- my son plays the clarinet. The first time he played it for Cody, she insisted on sticking her head up the end, or bell, part of the instrument, to see where the noise was coming from! "Tra-la-la-MMMMMMF." Worked better than a mute on a trumpet. Hey, let's get the flute and the clarinet and the ferrets together and see what kind of chamber music we can produce! Kat [Posted in FML issue 1657]