Hi all-- First on my agenda: How is Tresderm mite medicine administered? (Yes, in the ear, I know *that* much <g>) The label got wet and wore off, and I swear it's supposed to be given quite differently than Tiny Tiger. Anyone know, or have a bottle of Tresderm WITH the label still on? And what is the shelf-life of this med? Ok . . . a cute story. My friend Cece came over with her (human) baby yesterday, and while she was here she said, "I've got to test something," and pulled a "wiggle worm" out of her diaper bag. A wiggle worm is a Target baby toy, with a yellow body about 12 in long and kind of twisted, and large blue "rings" in it's back for baby to grab, and a green head with a squeaker thing inside. Well, all 5 of my ferrets were sound asleep, and Cece said her two female ferrets go nuts when the wiggle worm is squeaked. Mm-hmm. Well, 3 or my 4 males woke right up and got a little agitated, but my 1 female went totally freako-nutso. Running from door to door of the cage, chewing on the wire, climbing the wire ... more stir-crazy than I've ever seen her. When I offered her the wiggle worm, she didn't want it, whether it was squeaking or not. I'm wondering if that specific squeak is very similar to a sound an infant ferret might make? If the wiggle worm sounds like a toy you might have, try squeaking it and see what your ferrets do. It's very funny! --Sheri "Until our paths find us together may you forever go in peace." --Mike Rayburn (comic entertainer and acoustic rock artist) [Posted in FML issue 2018]