Hello! The cutest thing happened the other day... I bought a harness so that I couls walk my *newly vaccinated* ferts around where I live. Well, this thing was way to big for Lady: she squirmed and it ended up down near her butt. This thing adjusts but even at the smalles setting, she can get itout from in front of her paws and near the other part of the harness (hard to visualize, I know). Well, since Lady couldn't go, I took Squid (who, btw, weighed in at a modest 3 lbs at the vets). He did so well! He took to this harness right away. Once he was in it, and I had it adjusted so that it fit him right, we took him up to campus when I was on my way to class. It was around 6, and there weren't many people out. So we took him into this little patch of grass, and he tried every ferret move known to man. He burrowed, pounced, zoned out, flattened him self out on the ground, jumped, waled and ran. It was so cute. So my fiance was getting ready to say goodbye to me since it was time for me to go in, and Squid just walked right up the stairs of the building like he owned the place. It was hilarious. Then, when he tried to follow me down to the classroom, he wasn't real sure about going DOWN the steps. When he tried, he would put his front paws on the next step, and then his rear would just tumble down behind him. I just about died. I took him out again yesterday, but we just walked around the apartement building. There was an older woman coming, and I wasn't sure what to do (we are not supposed to have pets, but I got permission from the landlord, but I didn't want anyone to complain to her....). Well, he walked right up to her and sat on her foot. I thought, uh oh, this is it. He is going to be the first ferret football. But, she just asked what he was, and then reached down and petted him (before I could stop her). He just looked at her with the same confused expression he always has. It was so cute. When I told her I was taking him to some shows this summer, and he needed to be trained on the leash, she started asking a ton of questions. Well, anyway, I am going to take him up onto campus today. We'll see how he does. But, I do have 2 questions: 1. How can I rig this other harness so that Lady can't get out of it? 2. When I took them to the vets, he did vaciinate against distemper, but NOT with FERVAC. How soon can I have them re-vaccinated with the proper vaccine? You can e mail me directly.... Thanks all! Jess Lady: How come he gets to go outside? huh? huh? Squid: I am the king ferret of the great outdoors.... [Posted in FML issue 1977]