Well actually, I'd envisioned Elizabeth as the *moderator* of the show.....Didn't think it'd be quite fair to have her as a "combatant", as it were.... she knows too much about Bob, for one thing! LOL Oh Maggie --- the salsa here isn't *too* bad if you add about 1/2 bottle of Louisiana Hot Sauce to it first....maybe a few Sezuan (sp?) Death Peppers for flavor.... Todd -- I agree with you 100%!!! Ours are MUCH calmer when we don't keep them caged. However, Trish, I agree with you on the break-in or fire scenario as well.... I do worry about that. BUT, like Todd, I've weighed the pros and cons, and come up with the opinion that *my* ferrets are better off uncaged. This would not necessarily be true for another's ferts. Mine are almost ALWAYS in one place they call theirs.... I've never had a problem finding them. Hey all you closet chocolate feeders....Listen to Maggie-Wise! You can get Nutella here in the States, and it's WONDERFUL STUFF. (I'm on my way now Maggie -- I usually go thru a jar in a day, so better stock up... Heheheheh) It's probably a LOT better for the ferts, too...less chocolate concentration per lick, so to speak. Also, we've found that a tiny powdering of Ovaltine in milk (smaaaallllllll amount of milk!!!) is a great treat for the chocoholic ferret as well... again, it dilutes the chocolate, has the same chocolaty taste, and (according to the ads!) vitamins as well! Our 5 year old used to get a slurp of it each evening ... still does when my ex comes over. (Talk about a fert-spoiler!!! Eeesshh! LOL) Mustang Charlie said nothing was worse than a militant ferret... well... How about a militant ferret who just had a chocolate cappucino??? With LOTS of cream? Yikes! To the one who asked about "Flat Ferrets" -- yes mine do that run & flatten thing all the time -- always have, and I've had ferrets constantly since 1980 (2 to 4 at a time). There have also been quite a few references to that behavior here on the FML if I'm not mistaken. So, don't worry... it's normal (if you can call *any* ferret behavior "normal"!) Sorry this was so long -- I've been camping all weekend and just caught up on the past 4 FML's. Otter & the Miniature Mustelid Mob (with only 3, and in MO, I feel like a piker! Maggie has 19, Bob has 17 & the Petersons have 9... all here in MO! Must be the SHOWME FERRETS State!) [Posted in FML issue 1941]