Hi everyone. I'm new to the FML, and the the joy of owning ferrets (sounds like it ought to be a cookbook). My name is Sheila, and I recently adopted a 2 year old fuzzbutt named Kojak. I have a question I hope someone out the can help with. I think Kojak has an allergy to synthetic lamb's wool. He has a hammock that's lined with the synth lamb's wool on the inside. Well, the little guy would be sound asleep when all the sudden he'd come barreling out of his cage and start itching like crazy. I didn't know what to think of it until the other day when I noticed he didn't do that when he fell asleep elsewhere (his favorite nap spot is in my bed under the blanket). I put 2 and 2 together and turned his hammock inside out so the wool was on the outside...and bingo, no more itching fits. Am I right thinking he has an allergy to the wool, or is he just being psychotic (which I strongly suspect anyway <g>). Feel free to post here in the FML, or email me directly at [log in to unmask] Thanks in advance! Sheila and Kojak (Mom, I smell leather...lemme have it!) [Posted in FML issue 1882]