Hello all! Just a few things once again. Kim asked about ferret's coat's changing color. Well, here's a little tale of the rainbow ferrets that rule my world. Tavi, cute little gal, strange looking to me at first. White feet brownish with grey dashed in then she changed. First new coat-creme undercoat, grey guard hairs definately a silver mitt. Next new coat bright white under fur, grey and black guard hairs. Thrid new coat still bright white under fur but now lots o' black and a little bit of brown guard hairs and a white zig-zag stripe on her head. Booger, goofiest ferret o' the land. Regular sable was mainly brown very dark on the points. He as been brown GH w/creme UF, black and brown GH w/white UF and now he has Very black GH and a creme UF. Halo, well he didn't have any fur xcept a little halo of blonde on his cute little head...at first. He is only 5 mo. so he hasn't changed that much yet. He is a huge furball now chocolate I guess since he's a deep dark brown. But he has red guard hairs mixed in with a creme UF. Maybe I'm lucky, I get a new color ferret every season! Humane Society--Did any one see a piece, maybe on CNN, about a former Humane Society volenteer who is now with the police department,I forget where I think it started with a M (state) or maybe it was Florida...I really don't remember. Anyway, she now kicks some butt! She got a bunch of laws past (in her state)that has put many animal abusers in jail, given fines and doesn't allow them to own a cat or dog for a number of years. I thought this was awesome, I wish she could do this for the whole country and not just for cats and dogs. Does anyone have a clue as to what I'm talking about? Let me know if you do please. Nail clipping-- I use people nail clippers, it's easier for me. Two of mine make noises when I clip their nails unless they have some Ferretone on their bellies to distract them. Their nails grow *really* fast, I have to clip about once a week. The front ones grow faster than the back ones for some reason though. I let Boogers get too long a couple of times now his cuticles seem to be much longer than the other two ferrets cuticles. I don't know if that's bad or not but there's not much I can do about it now. Good luck! Dooks to all and to all a good night! BIG... BE GOOD TO YOURSELF MAN!!!!!! Laura and The Troublesome Trio [Posted in FML issue 1790]