Well, given my horrible failure to teach any of my ferrets to do this relatively simple trick (rolling over), we're going to try to teach our kitten instead. I mean, she's a bit more gullible, a *lot* less bright, but *much* more willing to do something goofy for a treat. Speaking of tricks, i think my ferrets have crafted a space-time wormhole, ripping open the fabric of reality (they've had practice on carpets and boxsprings, after all) to create a little tunnel from their room to my bedroom. Apparently they use this to steal my socks and clothing from my room, because my clothes keep disappearing at an alarming rate. I mean, my roommates couldnt be *cross-dressing*, could they? Naaahh. Anyone else had experience with their ferrets clearly stealing objects they simply have no access to? Clever little buggers (my bedroom is three ferret-proof barriers away from their rooms). Melissa, who's looking more rag-tag every day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa Litwicki "Is it ... atomic?" [log in to unmask] "Yes! VERY atomic!" [Posted in FML issue 1774]