A little tidbit for ferrets wanting to shed a couple extra ounces and tone up? Mine found an ingenius way to do it. A tennis ball!!. This is one of the fuzzies favorite toys and even though I have 2 for them, they usually decide they ALL want to play with one at the same time. (I have 4 fuzzies - for now :>) I noticed that the girls have a game that seems to be more of an exercise than anything else. After hunching the ball to a comfortable spot, they will lay down on their side and then proceed to "roll" the ball against their bellies with their back and front paws. They can really get it going too!! Needless to say, they are both trimming their back half quite well as well as give us a big smile to watch them at this game. Even the boys have started to pick this up. Enjoy! Jean and the fuzzie bundle Nikki, Jewell, Loki, & Falkor for the bumper sticker: A bundle of joy is a bundle of ferrets [Posted in FML issue 1852]