I may have an answer to the butt dragging after the use of the potty..for ferrets and other animala...it could be that their anal glands..or scent glands around their rectum may be full and irritating...I see it alot in dogs at the animal hospital i work at..... usually when an animal defecates, it releases the build up of liquid inside..and if it doesn't get released it causes discomfort..they also can become infected....have your vet check this out. As far as the animal testing goes..i have my own theory..why even use animals of any kind for tests when there is good specimens in our prisons, wasting our tax dollars to feed and house? Let them be useful..give them a choice..be a guinea pig or be a toasty critter..at least then they will be of some use, instead of sitting in cells complaining how they are not getting their tv.s and Playboys... Ok, I will now get off the soap box..lol I've said my piece.... Dook, Dook Melanie p.s still don't know what a DEW ferret is...lol ______________________________________ For The finest In Electronic Music, Check Out ELECTRONIC MUSIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES At: <http://www.servtech.com/public/emrl> Music For The 21st Century... [Posted in FML issue 2001]