I really appreciate that people are willing to let other owners about the accidents that occured in their home. Since reading about one ferret breaking his neck and another one getting trapped in a bahtroom tissue roll, I tear them up in case they get hold of the wastebacket (which they did a few times). Boum Boum is the type of ferret that push in nose into something and then push it around. I try to put the mugs & plastic bottles out of his reach to make sure he will not break his neck. I am planning to add on my French web page a section on accidents that happened in our household & elsewhere in order to prevent accidents. I am a bit concerned that some people might think we are careless but I find it impossible to have a home ferret proofed 100% of the time. I would not want to lose a ferret to an accident. We lost our first ferret to sickness over 2 years ago & I still miss her. Lorraine Tremblay, Pepe La Pew, Mukluk, Sanka, Presto, Snoreau & Boum Boum Ferret Curiosity Shop "Quality Products for ferret owners and their pets" Catalog: http://www.ferretcuriosity.on.ca/fcscat.shtml Mustela Canada: http://www.storm.ca/~ferret/mcintro.shtml [Posted in FML issue 1838]