Hope this gets into the Sunday issue.. Addendum to the introducing Easel to other ferrets business (heh heh): Easel loves sleeping with other ferrets; she loves pouncing on Sloan and thinks that chasing ferrets through dryer hose is the greatest. It doesnt seem to be them being around her that upsets her - it's being chased, or the perceived threat of being chased. Unfortunately, Noodle is the consummate athletic hunter ferret, so i'm hoping to get her over this confidence issue. Help! How do i make a ferret braver? Again, it's not just Noodle - it seems to be any ferret in mock-fight play mode. And, with only three legs, Easel *does* fall and tumble more. On the plus side, one of the ferret play toys is a torn plastic grocery bag (both sides torn down so it's a flat piece of plastic). I think of it as the 'weasel war dancing grounds,' because every ferret who sets paw on it instantly breaks into a dooking war dance, especially Easel. Great fun to watch :) Melissa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa Litwicki "Is it ... atomic?" [log in to unmask] "Yes! VERY atomic!" [Posted in FML issue 1671]