Hey Tony! Good job! You'll have to write a book now....enquiring minds want to know of your travels! Duke (my first ferret 16 years ago) was chasing our cat one day, the cat popped out the window screen trying to get away, and Duke decided to play "Marco Polo" . . . he never did come back. I'm glad to hear that my previous theory that "once out the door, never to return" is not true! Sam & Family: Loved your description of the ignorance of people when confronted with a ferret . . . my favorite, however, is a neighbor of ours. When he saw us with Xerxes on a leash in the front yard, he called out "hey! Is that one of them there Ferraris?" We said, "yep!" It was easier that way......<G> Otter Lynx, Silk, Drifter & Muggsy(meow) [Posted in FML issue 1878]