Hello, I've been lurking here at the FML for a while. I would like to introduce our little boys to you all. Edison (named for the inventor) is the first ferret we've had, he's about 2 years old and a real wildman. Some favorite pasttimes include, tunneling under the covers, moving squeaky toys from place to place and wrestling socks into submission. Our other ferret, Dakota, was adopted from Ferrets Etc out here in Colorado. Dakota is a real sweetie. He enjoys napping in sweatshirts, chasing feet and he loves a snowman toy my mother got us for christmas. The snowman is on skis (with little wheels underneath so it moves on tile) with a small snowman trailing behing it on a string. You pull the string and the big snowman rolls around and drags the little one. Dakota must love the grinding sound of the gears in the big snowman, because the minute we pull the sting he's there trying like crazy to drag the little snowman into his hiding place. It's funny how these guys find the strangest toys. I was in a pet store today playing with their ferrets and an idea popped into my head. As far as I see it, the scariest thing about pet stores selling ferrets is the uninformed owner. Has anyone tried to hold new ferret owner sessions (like once a month) through a pet store? I can't imagine why a pet store wouldn't try to promote the sessions. The ferret FAQ could be handed out and general things discussed at these sessions. If any of you have tried this, please let me know how it went. Dooks to all! Steve Stem ([log in to unmask]) Kristina Skiles Edison ("If those humans are eating it, it has to be good!") Dakota ("What? Was that a raisin carton being shaken?") [Posted in FML issue 1818]