Well, everyone, I have a funny story that shows just how naive some people can be when it comes to ferrets. You see, I live with the dreaded in-laws and when we brought home our 4th ferret back in August, MIL said "This is it...NO MORE PETS!". And I'm supposed to listen to that? Many of you know that we now have 6 ferrets, since getting the angora Oct.26. A few days ago, my hubby and I were in the bedroom and had Dizzi (#4) and Ekko (angora) out playing. MIL decided to walk in unannounced and have a long boring conversation with us! She absolutely adores Dizzi and was watching her doing her ferret stuff. Well, Ekko was playing under the nightstand and kept peeking out...Troy kept pushing him back under with his foot and I was holding my breath! After about 5 minutes of this, Ekko decided that he wanted to meet his "Grandma". He snuck past Troy and walked over to MIL's feet and looked up as if to say, "Hiya! Who are you?". We were both hoping that she wouldn't see him, but how can you miss a BIG blond (pastel)ferret! She looked at me and said, "Who is that? Wait! Is that Cody?"...uhhhhh, yes! Don't you love his new winter coat? I didn't expect her to fall for it, but she did!! I still can't believe it! The angoras have furry noses....I guess she needs new glasses! This monster-sized ferret has completely captured our hearts with his silly antics and sweet disposition. He is a true theif...watches, cigarette pacs (favorite), Coke cans, and the dog's toys all seem to end up in his hidey hole...the litterbox! We actually got into a fight over a Coke can the other day! He said it was left unattended and therefore it was *his* Coke can! Yesterday, he took a plastic bag, literally tossed it over the dog's head and started slapping him on the nose! It was by far the funniest thing he has done. He also snuck out of the bedroom one morning and made me play tag with him for five minutes before he let me catch him...everytime I would look in a different room, he would come up behind me and jump on my leg and run away! Well, Dizzi just emptied the bookshelf...gotta go find everything! BTW, MIL still doesn't know about Darwin (#5)...we rescued him almost 2 months ago! Till next time! Brooke & Troy Cody, Indy, Kiwi, Dizzi, Darwin, Ekko....and Wishbone the fertschund (ferret/dachshund) [Posted in FML issue 1745]