Two things make a great ferret carry sack: a wide seam around the bottom, and a way to fasten them in. The sack is a lot more comfortable for the fert if there is about a 2" strip of fabric sewn between the two sides all the way around, instead of just stitching the two sides together directly. Even more important is a snap hook inside the bag that you can attach to the ferret's H-harness. That way every time they try to climb out, they are reminded that it doesn't work, and pretty soon they get used to just riding around peeking out, and being so unbearably cute that everyone who sees them immediately falls in love with ferrets for life. The H-harness should have the attachment point in back (not middle). That way, the ferret can hang safely from the harness if she wants to, with the weight taken by the chest loop (not the neck!). I strongly second the recommendation for WarmFuzzy carry sacks, which meet all these criteria, and then some. McKenzie is a new rescue that the others like to beat up on, so as compensation for not getting to play with the pack, she gets to leave the house with me in the carry sack quite often. She's quite a good passenger, but sometime she simply has to get down and check things out. I try to accomodate this need (rather than fight it), and I also bring along one of those extendo dog leashes for this purpose. Yesterday, she simply had to check out the new landscaping around the post office -- tunneling in bark dust, yahoo! Alas, I worry that someday the little weasel will cause a car wreck, judging from the reactions she gets from passing motorists as her 3-inch high profile scoots across the street at my heels, with a 65-lb dog following close behind. On my top-ten list for ferts is: build a box condo for your ferrets, and add to it or change it every chance you get. Just as you can never have enough ferrets, you can never have enough boxes. Cut new holes, seal old ones, untape the boxes and stack them a different way. Be sure to provide windows and skylights -- the sight of a box condo with ferret faces peeking out at different levels (as they try to figure out where each other is, without being detected themselves) will make you laugh every single time. I always put smaller boxes atop larger, so if ferrets exit though a window, they can climb (not fall) down. Use dryer tubes to connect different parts or levels of the maze. Put cool stuff in the maze and watch what happens when they find it. One of the best boxes I have was originally used to ship a kayak paddle -- you can picture the dimensions. Similar boxes can be obtained from ski shops in season. And finally, a second to one of Mo' Bob's top ten: read the ferret FAQ! Read it early and often. This is not a flame, but some days I swear 3/4 of the questions on the FML are already answered in the FAQ. If you can get the FML, you can get the FAQ. The instructions for how are right at the top of each and every FML. I don't mind seeing the questions on the FML, but I feel a bit guilty letting them pass without answering them (I know the answers you all have given me have been much appreciated and helpful). However, when the same FML contains a request for letters to CA legislators or the Sierra Club, I really feel my letter-writing time might be better spent on those efforts (and let the real fert experts tackle the FML questions that *aren't* addressed in the FAQ). Another great resource is "Search the FML archives", reachable from Ferret Central. For instance, I needed ammo to discuss feral ferrets recently, and I got all I needed by searchin the archives for the word "feral". Check it out. Your mileage *will* vary, depending on your choice of keyword(s), and how often a topic comes up. I got some other useful info by searching for "diabetes", but if you searched for "adrenal" you'd probably be overwhelmed. No matter -- there's a FAQ for that :-) -- Kim, and a bunch of mobile ferts who are mega-glad they don't live in CA where they'd be stuck indoors on sunny days like this (but who really want to go on a vacation to the Golden State, so write those legislators!) [Moderator's note: The searchable archives are a great resource, brought to you by Roger Poore and his ferrets. I don't most of the past FMLs are there to search though... Roger? BIG] [Posted in FML issue 1915]