>From: Ela Heyn <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Pine water danger? I don't know whether or not it's toxic, but I don't think standing water can be good for them. Why not try covering it with screening? The nylon stuff is very plyable. Cut a large circle, slit it half way through the diameter & cut out an opening for the tree base. The circle of screen should be big enough to cover the opening of the bowl & long enough to hang past the bottom. Gather the excess underneath & zap strap closed. Or, depending on the shape of the bowl, pressure strap around the rim. I hope I explained this so it makes sense (to anyone besides me). It works for plants. Then they won't be able to get in & you'll be able to pour the water right through. & since they can no longer slosh around, you can wrap a skirt around to cover the feet. They'll have a ball under there! It'll probably be a new hidey hole. ********************************************************* HAMMOCKS I saw a post about large hammocks. I found something in an army & navy store that works just great. You have to go to one that has all that great old salvage stuff. The place I went to had barrels w/gobs of heavy nylon netting - all different size weaves & several different colors. You can cut it to any size. Zap strap it on or use the kind of hooking things they use on bird toys. It's machine washable, indestructable, & I think this stuff was $.35 a POUND! Do you have any idea how much netting is in a pound - LOTS. I have more hammocks than I know what to do with. You can also stretch it tight to make ramps & shelves. Juliana Frodo, Rocks, Anola Gay, SNAFU, FUBAR, Tabu, Chaos & Tuxedo [Posted in FML issue 1780]