In today's USA Weekend magazine, their Q&A Pets column contained a question from Michelle Leo from Biddelford Maine. She wanted to know why her ferrets preferred to use the corner of their cage instead of the litter box. The column author, who is not a vet, answered straightforwardly, but I believe incompletely. She encouraged Michelle to, in essence, "live with it". I thought the answer incomplete, and probably not what a frustrated ferret owner really needed. I don't know how to contact Michelle, however some of you Mainers out there might know her, or can find her, since her hometown was listed. If so, maybe you can help her train the fuzzbutts properly, and enjoy them more. I know when we had the same problem with Scooter, he readily adapted to gentle discipline, rewards when he did it right, caging when he didn't, in a small cage with a litter box in the only available corner. Today, he still makes the occasional ferret mistake, but almost never misses, and even searches out the litter box (one of 5 in the house) when he needs to go. Just thought someone would like the reference to the ferrets, and maybe help out a fellow ferret human. Cheers, Tuck Kemper Proudly owned by Major Burns, Scooter, and grateful to have two foster children, Baby, and Anja. :-) [Posted in FML issue 2037]