I am a new subscriber to the ferret lists. Living in an area where ferrets are "not welcome" there is not an abundance of information to be had on my babies. Also, I am the only one of my friends or acquaintances who likes them As we speak, Freckles and Princess are frolicking happily in my living room. There are a few things I would like to say. First, I never knew what were "safe" treats for my babies. The woman who gave me Princess knew little about Ferrets, her brother brought the critter home and I was the only one she knew that would really be dedicated and loving. This was the only consolation for her brother who was attached to the little girl. Anyway, she told ne that she fed the critter raisins, and the baby loved them. I never gave them ANYTHING but ferret/kitten food. After reading a few issues of the FML I decided to get some raisins. I thought since they might be considered a treat, I might use them as a bonding technique. Well, sadly enough they were completely uninterested. They were more interested in my hands. So as they romp, the raisins sit on the floor ignored. I would like to share with you a wonderful toy I discovered the other day. Princess is a lithe little thing, she can climb and scale anything. Even with her mite size, she can hop right up on my futon where Freckles, who is three times her side has to sit there looking pathetic and beg like a dog would, til I pick up my little bad boy. He has a thing for plastic bags, and of course his little woman, whom he loves intensely. But the other day, he managed to get his portly body into an empty box, a paper carton. On a whim, I flipped it over on him, at which he explored the living room thru the box. Princess was interested in what the commotion was about, and proceeded to switch places with him. They did the box scamper and exchange for quite some time, it was adorable. Gotta go now, as Princess haas found her way on top of my laser printer, but one question for the road. At the risk of sounding stupid, as I have said before, I am just not exposed to ferretisms in this FFZ, so can someone please explain what "dooking" means? I think I may have an idea, but..... [ESA] [Posted in FML issue 1754]