Dear FML, I wrote about a week ago, with my worries and concerns as a first time ferret owner. I really appreciate all the friendly replies. I tried to answer all the e-mail I received but may have missed a few. If I neglected to thank you for your help I apologize, and thank you now. I didn't fail to thank you out of rudeness, but because in addition to being a ferret newbie, I am a computer newbie too. I have a couple of new questions, does anyone know of a hairball remedy that ferrets actually like? I bought some Hartz salmon flavored hairball remedy. I got Thelma to take it on a raisen, but Laweasel (who does not like raisens) wouldn't even take it with ferretone on it. When I scruffed her and squirted some in her mouth she literally projected it about a foot out of her mouth. I have to get something into her because she managed to eat some foam rubber carpet pad. There is now a large rock on the corner of the carpet that Laweasel learned to pull up. Thanks again to all you friendly ferret people who have helped me. Dawn (I am not Jim, he is my ex) [Posted in FML issue 1910]